Waterfall · Iceland
Svöðufoss
More photographs at the Wikimedia Commons category.
Svöðufoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the south, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kerlingarfoss, a waterfall 0.4 miles away.
How to reach it
Coordinates64.89523, -23.81186
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions: 15
- Hellissandur street art: 2.7 mi
- Fish huts: 3.5 mi
- Tindur SH179: 3.7 mi
- Írskrabrunnur: 4.0 mi
- Fálki: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Kerlingarfoss: 0.4 mi
- Snekkjufoss: 2.3 mi
- Klukkufoss: 2.5 mi
- Bæjarfoss: 2.7 mi
- Rjúkandi: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 4
- Jöklarar: 2.5 mi
- Beðið í von: 2.7 mi
- Bárður Snæfellsás: 10.5 mi
- Veðurhorfur: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Kristjón Jónsson: 2.4 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 10.3 mi
- Sýn: 16.2 mi
Museums: 3
- Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 2.5 mi
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 2.5 mi
- Pakkhús: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Bárðarlaug: 10.2 mi
- Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 10.7 mi
- Búðahraun: 13.5 mi
Parks: 1
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 3.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Þúfubjarg: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Svöðufoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa | S 171° | 1,446 m | 6.4 mi |
| Snæfellsjökull - Vesturþúfa | S 174° | 1,442 m | 6.7 mi |
| Norðurþúfa | S 171° | 1,390 m | 6.3 mi |
| Sandfell | S 179° | 1,217 m | 6.4 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | SSE 167° | 1,191 m | 5.6 mi |
| Böðvarskúla | E 91° | 988 m | 13.5 mi |
| Kaldnasaborgir | E 88° | 986 m | 12.9 mi |
| Örn | E 93° | 934 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 18:45 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 02:41 | 22:22 | 00:35 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:35 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 11:44 | — | 15:24 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4329700043
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Svöðufoss.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.