Dynjandi
Dynjandi is a waterfall in Westfjords & Remote, Iceland — about 361 km from Reykjavik and reached by a hike from the nearest pull-off (bring weather-appropriate footwear). Shoot it during the summer window, when light, road status, and crowd levels line up for photography, then use the GPS coordinates, parking notes, and nearby waypoints below to fold this stop into a longer photography route.
Access restriction
Dynjandi is one of the protected areas where flying a drone requires a permit.
- a drone flight needs a permit from Náttúruverndarstofnun
- permits are issued only for commercial work — research, monitoring, construction, film, news and professional photography — and never for recreational or educational flying
- commercial permits may be granted only between 1 May and 15 September
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Overview
A tiered waterfall in a remote, scenic corner of the Westfjords, with multiple falls, rugged hiking, and overlooks.
As a photography stop, Dynjandi is a waterfall in Westfjords & Remote, roughly 361 km from Reykjavik, reached by a hike from the nearest pull-off (bring weather-appropriate footwear). Plan the shoot during the summer window, when light, road status, and crowd levels line up for photography. The downloadable Waterfall map pins exact GPS coordinates, parking, and nearby waypoints so you can fold it into a wider route instead of hunting for the pull-off on arrival.
Dynjandi is one waypoint of many — you can load the Iceland waterfalls GPS map before you leave signal.
Notes on this location
Compiled from published sources rather than a visit. Sources are listed below.
A 100 m cascade dropping into Arnarfjörður, and the top of a series — five further named falls run below it. Protected as a natural monument since 1981.
- Height
- 100 m
- The series
- Five further falls below the main drop: Háifoss, Úðafoss, Göngufoss, Hundafoss and Bæjarfoss
- Fjord
- Arnarfjörður, in the Westfjords
- Access
- Reached over the Dynjandisheiði mountain pass
- Status
- Protected as a natural monument since 1981
The walk up passes five separate named waterfalls before the main one, so treating this as a single viewpoint wastes most of what is here — the lower falls are individually photographable subjects rather than scenery on the way. A 100 m cascade also means the whole thing rarely fits a frame that keeps any detail; the parts usually work better than the total.
SourcesDynjandi — Wikipedia
Light & aurora at this spot
Calculated from this location’s coordinates (65.733, -23.201). Iceland stays on UTC year-round, so these are local times.
- Summer
- 23.2 h of daylight in June and the sun barely sets, dipping only 0.9° below the horizon — effectively continuous golden light through the small hours.
- Winter
- December: only 3.2 h of daylight (11:53–15:03), but the sun never climbs above 1° — the entire day is golden hour. Sunrise bears SSE, sunset SSW.
- Aurora
- Aurora-grade darkness Sep–Mar, peaking at 13 h a night in December. Not possible Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug — the sky never gets dark enough.
Bar height is daylight hours. Months marked • have enough astronomical darkness for aurora; the rest do not.
Questions & answers
Dynjandi is a waterfall in Westfjords & Remote, Iceland, approximately 361 km from Reykjavik. Exact GPS coordinates are included in the downloadable Waterfall map.
The recommended season for Dynjandi is Summer. For light, plan around blue hour and the first hour after sunrise; Iceland's long shoulder-season twilight extends usable conditions on either side.
Hike access. Bring weather-appropriate footwear and check conditions before setting out. The downloadable GPS map puts the waypoint on your phone; your own app routes you to it from wherever you are.
Dynjandi is best visited during Summer. Outside that window, expect limited access, weather closures, or significantly different photographic conditions.