Snæfellsnes · Iceland
Kirkjufellsfoss · Kirkjufell
Waterfall in front of Kirkjufell, Iceland's most photographed mountain, with a paid car park by the road.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North over Grundarfjörður bay; Kirkjufell to the west.
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 3 km by road from the middle of Snæfellsnes (estimate), roughly 4 min by car.
- Parking
- Car park; parking fee.
- Coordinates
- 64.9279, -23.3131 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Icy path to the falls: watch your footing.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Iceland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.