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Réttarfoss is a waterfall on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river in North Iceland.
Here the river plunges 12 meters, and the waterfall is about 75 meters wide. Upstream lie Hafragilsfoss, Dettifoss, and Selfoss, while Vígabjargsfoss lies downstream before the river flows into Öxarfjörður. It can be reached from the west via the Dettifossvegur (Route 862) and the Tungnavegur (Route 887). The name comes from the Icelandic word "rétt," meaning a livestock enclosure or sheepfold, a name shared by several waterfalls in Iceland.
Translated from Icelandic Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Réttarfoss is in North Iceland at 65.8794°N, 16.4352°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Réttarfoss weather and conditions
At Réttarfoss in North Iceland, conditions as of 31 August 2026, 17:45 (Iceland time): 9°C (feels like 5°C), light drizzle, wind 4 m/s gusting to 8 m/s, 0.1 mm precipitation in the last hour. Daylight today: 15 h 02 m (sunrise 05:35, sunset 20:38). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 31 August 2026, 17:45· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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- 1Hólmárfossar2 km
- 2Hafragilsfoss5 km
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Dettifoss8 km
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Selfoss9 km
- 5Geldingafoss45 km
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N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
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Icelandic WikipediaEncyclopedic description · CC BY-SA 4.0
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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