Waterfall · Iceland
Lagarfoss
Lagarfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Smjörfjöll stands 1,251 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Björg, a peak 3.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 8.2 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates65.50296, -14.36355
- 8.2 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Björg: 3.4 mi
- Stórás: 7.7 mi
- Hálsar: 8.5 mi
- Klyftir: 9.0 mi
- Háaöxl: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Bæjarfoss: 7.8 mi
- Fardagafoss: 16.2 mi
- Vestdalsfossar: 18.7 mi
- Gljúfursárfoss: 19.0 mi
- Selfoss: 19.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Höfðasel: 19.0 mi
- Expatriates to Canada: 19.6 mi
- Monument to Þorbjörn Arnoddsson: 20.5 mi
- Gnýstaður: 20.5 mi
- Minnisvarði um drukknaða sjómenn: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Stórurð: 10.5 mi
- Dyr: 12.0 mi
- Vök Baths: 14.0 mi
- Lindarbakki: 15.9 mi
- Lundaskoðun: 17.6 mi
Museums: 4
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 16.6 mi
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 19.7 mi
- Múlastofa: 21.8 mi
- Bustarfell: 22.4 mi
Parks: 2
- Sigfúsarlundur: 16.1 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 2
- hvernig gengur...?: 19.5 mi
- Tvísöngur: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Álfaborg: 16.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Brúnavík: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Lagarfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smjörfjöll | WNW 293° | 1,251 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sandhólatindur | SE 142° | 1,153 m | 16.7 mi |
| Súla | E 84° | 1,136 m | 11.9 mi |
| Herfell | SE 134° | 1,064 m | 13.5 mi |
| Norðdalshnjúkur | SE 131° | 1,057 m | 12.5 mi |
| Kerlingarfjall | ESE 121° | 1,052 m | 13.7 mi |
| Miðfell | SE 125° | 1,034 m | 13.8 mi |
| Afréttartindur | SE 145° | 1,030 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:06 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 01:33 | 21:50 | 00:27 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 17:56 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 11:20 | — | 14:32 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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