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Snekkjufoss

Snekkjufoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Snekkjufoss, a waterfall in IcelandBromr · CC BY-SA 3.0

Snekkjufoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the south-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Klukkufoss, a waterfall 0.7 miles away.

Getting there

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Coordinates64.86449, -23.83776
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hreggnasi: 0.8 mi
  • Skál: 1.0 mi
  • Miðfell: 1.4 mi
  • Búrfell: 1.6 mi
  • Bárðarkista: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Fish huts: 3.7 mi
  • Hellissandur street art: 4.0 mi
  • Írskrabrunnur: 4.1 mi
  • Tindur SH179: 4.9 mi
  • Fálki: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Museums: 3
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 3.7 mi
  • Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 3.7 mi
  • Pakkhús: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bárðarlaug: 8.7 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 9.4 mi
  • Búðahraun: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Þúfubjarg: 9.1 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 9.1 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 9.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 4.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Snekkjufoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snæfellsjökull - MiðþúfaSSE 158°1,446 m4.6 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaSSE 162°1,442 m4.8 mi
NorðurþúfaSSE 156°1,390 m4.4 mi
SandfellS 169°1,217 m4.4 mi
ÞríhyrningurSSE 149°1,191 m3.9 mi
BöðvarskúlaE 82°988 m14.4 mi
KaldnasaborgirE 80°986 m13.9 mi
ÖrnE 86°934 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3718:4519:50
June solstice02:4222:2200:34
September equinox07:1818:3519:40
December solstice11:44—15:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7620519386

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