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Strútsfoss

Strútsfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Strútsfoss, a waterfall in IcelandThorhallur90 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Strútsfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Thorhallur90 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Strútsfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Thorhallur90 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Strútsfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Thorhallur90 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Strútsfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 556 m. Kistufell stands 1,239 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiðufell, a peak 1.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 18 miles off.

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Coordinates64.89441, -15.02367
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kiðufell: 1.9 mi
  • Grenisöldur: 3.7 mi
  • Tunguárfell: 5.5 mi
  • Sauðahlíðar: 6.6 mi
  • Hraungarður: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Faxi: 8.6 mi
  • Stuðlafoss: 8.9 mi
  • Kirkjufoss: 9.6 mi
  • Slæðufoss: 10.1 mi
  • Menglaðarfoss: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 21.5 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 22.1 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 22.1 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 22.1 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Cable Box: 6.0 mi
  • Cableway: 7.0 mi
  • Guttormslundur: 15.2 mi
  • Stuðlagil: 20.3 mi
  • Tröllakrókar: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Minningarmörk úr hofnum kirkjugarðsi: 8.6 mi
  • Hjálmar Guðmundsson: 15.0 mi
  • Víðinesi: 16.6 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Laugarfellslaug: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Teigarhorn: 22.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Grænafell: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Strútsfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KistufellENE 57°1,239 m21.2 mi
NálhúshnjúkarWSW 258°1,210 m15.0 mi
SkúmhötturENE 57°1,182 m18.9 mi
JökultindurE 85°1,171 m16.5 mi
SandfellNE 51°1,157 m19.7 mi
HrossatindurSE 131°1,156 m18.8 mi
BotnatindurENE 58°1,146 m19.9 mi
HallbjarnarstaðatindurENE 65°1,145 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:1019:15
June solstice02:0521:4700:00
September equinox06:4318:0019:05
December solstice11:09—14:48

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4369410789

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