Seljalandsfoss
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Seljalandsfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gljúfrabúi, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Seljalandsfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɛljaˌlan(t)sˌfɔsː] ) is a waterfall in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss is located in the South Region in Iceland right by Route 1 and the road that leads to Þórsmörk Road 249. The waterfall drops 60 m (197 ft) and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin in the volcano glacier Eyjafjallajökull. Visitors can walk behind the falls into a small cave.
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Wikidata Q777882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 61 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Eyjafjallajökull Viewpoint · 11 mi
- Skógafoss Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fagrafell: 1.0 mi
- Stórhöfði: 2.6 mi
- Stóra Dímon: 4.4 mi
- Þríhyrningur: 6.1 mi
- Háafjall: 8.3 mi
- Gljúfrabúi: 0.4 mi
- Drífandi: 1.0 mi
- Nauthúsafoss: 5.4 mi
- Írárfoss: 5.6 mi
- Þórðarfoss: 7.8 mi
- Paradísarhellir: 1.5 mi
- Miðskálagil: 6.3 mi
- Boat wreck: 7.5 mi
- Þorsteinslundur: 7.7 mi
- Drumbabót: 7.7 mi
- Kliftorfa: 6.9 mi
- Tóftir fjárhúss og garðs: 9.4 mi
- Legsteinn séra Jóns Thorsteinssonar píslarvotts: 14.8 mi
- Pompei Norðursins: 15.0 mi
- Oskar Sigurjónsson: 15.1 mi
- Landsíminn: 14.5 mi
- minning berglindar: 14.9 mi
- steinbauti í tjörn: 14.9 mi
- Alda aldanna: 15.1 mi
- Guðmundur Einarsson: 15.1 mi
- Þorsteinslundur: 7.7 mi
- Stakkagerðistún: 14.9 mi
- crab rock: 11.6 mi
- krabbuberg: 11.6 mi
- Stafsnes: 15.5 mi
- Víkin: 17.0 mi
- Nínulundur: 7.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Seljalandsfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hámundur | E 88° | 1,666 m | 11.5 mi |
| Guðnasteinn | E 87° | 1,500 m | 10.5 mi |
| Goðasteinn | E 83° | 1,497 m | 10.4 mi |
| Saxi | NE 44° | 1,308 m | 16.2 mi |
| Búri | NE 46° | 1,237 m | 16.1 mi |
| Gráfell | NE 47° | 1,059 m | 15.0 mi |
| Stóra Bláfell | NE 44° | 1,011 m | 14.3 mi |
| Merkurtungnahaus | E 81° | 868 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:32 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 03:01 | 21:55 | 23:44 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:22 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 11:07 | — | 15:31 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2427040668
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