Systrafoss
Systrafoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Gjátindur stands 943 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is The Gold Nugget, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Systrafoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪstraˌfɔsː] , "sisters' waterfall") is a waterfall in Iceland, found at Kirkjubæjarklaustur in Skaftárhreppur in the Suðurland region.
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Wikidata Q279439, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Skaftáreldahraun · 4 mi
- Foss á Síðu · 7 mi
- Álftaversgígar · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sönghóll: 1.0 mi
- Hvíluklettur: 1.1 mi
- Tungskjól: 1.2 mi
- Myrkrastofa: 1.3 mi
- Gluggasker: 2.0 mi
- Stjórnarfoss: 0.8 mi
- Rauðárfoss: 0.9 mi
- Mögárfoss: 3.7 mi
- Foss á Síðu: 7.5 mi
- Fagrifoss: 8.0 mi
- Kirkjugólf: 0.7 mi
- Fjaðrárgljúfur: 3.6 mi
- Skógargil: 4.4 mi
- Eldhraun: 5.5 mi
- Dverghamrar: 7.4 mi
- Kirkjugólf: 0.7 mi
- Dverghamrar: 7.4 mi
- Álftaversgígar: 22.2 mi
- The Gold Nugget: 0.1 mi
- Byrði sögunnar: 0.2 mi
- Hér var Eldmessan: 0.3 mi
- Kirkjubaejarstofa: 0.3 mi
- Eldgjá: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Systrafoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gjátindur | NW 312° | 943 m | 21.2 mi |
| Uxatindar | NW 323° | 864 m | 21.1 mi |
| Blængur | N 351° | 833 m | 19.7 mi |
| Laki | NNW 345° | 812 m | 20.3 mi |
| Varmárfell | NNW 345° | 776 m | 17.9 mi |
| Rauðhólar | NNE 12° | 755 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bláfjall | WNW 291° | 726 m | 19.7 mi |
| Illagilshnúkar | NNE 25° | 721 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:24 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 02:49 | 21:49 | 23:40 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:14 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 11:02 | — | 15:20 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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