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Skálabrekkufoss

Skálabrekkufoss, seen from above at true elevation

Skálabrekkufoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kæfufoss, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.1 miles off.

What the record says

Height
43 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.54888, -19.49584

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hornfellsnípa: 1.2 mi
  • Drangshlíðarfjall: 1.7 mi
  • Kambfjöll: 2.5 mi
  • Skjannanípa: 2.7 mi
  • Raufarfell: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Kæfufoss: 0.1 mi
  • Rollutorfufoss: 0.3 mi
  • Innri-Fellsfoss: 0.3 mi
  • Fremri-Fellsfoss: 0.4 mi
  • Gluggafoss: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Holt Á Síðu: 1.5 mi
  • Barnaskóli: 1.5 mi
  • Skál Á Síðu: 1.5 mi
  • Skógakirkja: 1.5 mi
  • Turf farm: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 5
Parks: 2
  • Þorsteinslundur: 17.4 mi
  • Guðlaugsblettur: 17.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Nínulundur: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Skálabrekkufoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HámundurNW 323°1,666 m6.1 mi
GuðnasteinnNW 318°1,500 m7.0 mi
GoðasteinnNW 321°1,497 m7.6 mi
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsE 82°1,495 m13.0 mi
GráfellNNW 345°1,059 m15.3 mi
IllhöfuðNNE 25°871 m13.4 mi
MerkurtungnahausN 4°868 m7.1 mi
SkaratungnahausN 355°856 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:3019:32
June solstice03:0021:5223:41
September equinox07:0118:2019:22
December solstice11:0415:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/270937045

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