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Magnúsarfoss

Magnúsarfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Magnúsarfoss, a waterfall in Icelandtodd.vision · CC BY 2.0
Magnúsarfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
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Magnúsarfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
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Magnúsarfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
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Magnúsarfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
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Magnúsarfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Unukorno · CC BY 4.0

Magnúsarfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 235 m. Hvannadalshnúkur stands 2,110 m to the east, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hundafoss, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
10 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.02114, -16.97994
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Skerhóll: 1.8 mi
  • Jökulfell: 4.0 mi
  • Rauðhellar: 4.1 mi
  • Stóri-Bláhnúkur: 4.4 mi
  • Litli-Bláhnúkur: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Museums: 3
  • Sel: 0.4 mi
  • Sel: 0.4 mi
  • Sel: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Falljökull: 7.1 mi
  • Núpsstaður: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Gigjukvisl Bridge Memorial: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Guðlaug: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Ingólfshöfði: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Breiðamerkursandur: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Magnúsarfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HvannadalshnúkurE 93°2,110 m9.2 mi
SveinstindurE 94°2,059 m11.1 mi
DyrhamarE 96°1,917 m8.5 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - hátindurENE 74°1,877 m7.4 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - miðtindurENE 76°1,861 m7.4 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - suðurtindurENE 77°1,860 m7.3 mi
Vestari hnappurESE 107°1,849 m10.8 mi
ÞuríðartindurENE 68°1,741 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:1919:22
June solstice02:3921:4723:42
September equinox06:5118:0919:12
December solstice11:01—15:12

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1810525064

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