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Klukkufoss

Klukkufoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Klukkufoss, a waterfall in IcelandBromr · CC BY-SA 3.0
Klukkufoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA · CC BY 2.0

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Klukkufoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the south-southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hreggnasi, a peak 0.3 miles away.

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Coordinates64.86568, -23.86155
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hreggnasi: 0.3 mi
  • Miðfell: 1.3 mi
  • Búrfell: 1.7 mi
  • Bárðarkista: 1.7 mi
  • Skál: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Fish huts: 3.2 mi
  • Írskrabrunnur: 3.5 mi
  • Hellissandur street art: 3.7 mi
  • Fálki: 5.5 mi
  • Tindur SH179: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Artworks: 4
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 3.4 mi
  • Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 3.4 mi
  • Pakkhús: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bárðarlaug: 9.1 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 10.0 mi
  • Búðahraun: 14.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Þúfubjarg: 9.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Klukkufoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snæfellsjökull - MiðþúfaSSE1,446 m5.0 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaSSE1,442 m5.1 mi
NorðurþúfaSSE1,390 m4.8 mi
SandfellSSE1,217 m4.6 mi
ÞríhyrningurSE1,191 m4.4 mi
BöðvarskúlaE988 m15.1 mi
KaldnasaborgirE986 m14.5 mi
ÖrnE934 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3818:4519:50
June solstice02:4222:2200:34
September equinox07:1818:3519:40
December solstice11:44—15:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1950013107

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