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Kvernufoss

Kvernufoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Skógakirkja, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.9 miles off.

The story

Kvernufoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvɛ(r)tnʏˌfɔsː]) is a waterfall on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland.

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Wikidata Q2683317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
40 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.52869, -19.48051

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Drangshlíðarfjall: 1.7 mi
  • Hornfellsnípa: 2.7 mi
  • Kambfjöll: 3.2 mi
  • Skjannanípa: 3.5 mi
  • Raufarfell: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Fosstorfufoss: 0.8 mi
  • Hestavaðsfoss: 0.9 mi
  • Steinbogafoss: 0.9 mi
  • Selvaðsfoss: 0.9 mi
  • Selfoss: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Skógakirkja: 0.4 mi
  • Skál Á Síðu: 0.4 mi
  • Holt Á Síðu: 0.4 mi
  • Barnaskóli: 0.4 mi
  • HEF plant: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 3
Parks: 2
  • Guðlaugsblettur: 16.4 mi
  • Þorsteinslundur: 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Nínulundur: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Kvernufoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HámundurNNW1,666 m7.5 mi
GuðnasteinnNW1,500 m8.3 mi
GoðasteinnNW1,497 m9.0 mi
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsENE1,495 m12.8 mi
IllhöfuðNNE871 m14.5 mi
MerkurtungnahausN868 m8.5 mi
SkaratungnahausN856 m8.9 mi
MófellNNE853 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:3019:32
June solstice03:0021:5223:40
September equinox07:0118:2019:22
December solstice11:03—15:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/452032633

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