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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in the Iceland Mountains

Iceland Mountains’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in the Iceland Mountains. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 21, 2025

Svartifoss

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This waterfall, about 1.5km from the parking lot, you should definitely visit. Due to the basalt formations, this 20m high waterfall has something mystical.

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Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

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One should also go behind the waterfall. Simply spectacular.

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Öxarárfoss

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Small but very picturesque waterfall, especially in winter. Absolutely visit.

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Thingvellir National Park

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We then walk down a wide path to the Almannagjá (All People's Gorge), which is not only geologically interesting as one of the largest faults in this region, but also …

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Flosagjá Fissure

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Located in the Þingvellir National Park, Flosagjá is an impressive gorge that is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This gorge, which contains crystal clear water that maintains a constant temperature …

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Almannagjá Rift

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Unfortunately, as many believe, it is not possible to have one leg in America and the other in Europe. The legs are simply too short

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Magnúsarfoss

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Hikers visiting Svartifoss will encounter two waterfalls on the way to the main attraction: Magnúsarfoss and Hundafoss. The Magnúsarfoss is the smaller of the two, measuring about 10 meters (about …

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Hengifoss Waterfall

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The Hengifoss is the fourth highest waterfall in Iceland with a height of 118 m. In the lava background of the waterfall one finds reddish, grainy layers of clay, which …

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Lögberg (Law Rock) — Þingvellir National Park

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Lögberg, also known as the Whetstone, is a rocky outcropping in southwestern Iceland, on the site of the meeting of the country's Althing parliament. The original Althing was collected in …

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Peningagjá Fissure

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'Peningagjá' is a term from Icelandic and can be split into two parts: 'peninga' and 'gjá'. 'Peninga' means 'coin' and 'gjá' means 'crack' or 'gorge'. So, 'Peningagjá' can be translated …

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in the Iceland Mountains

Svartifoss

Seljalandsfoss Waterfall

Öxarárfoss

Thingvellir National Park

Flosagjá Fissure

Almannagjá Rift

Magnúsarfoss

Hengifoss Waterfall

Lögberg (Law Rock) — Þingvellir National Park

Peningagjá Fissure

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