Kirkjufell Mountain and Waterfalls

September 20, 2025 -- Kirkjufell Mountain and Waterfalls are among the most photographed places in Iceland. They are located near Grundarfjörður at the northern side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. The river Kirkjufellsá runs down from the volcano Helgrindur and has three waterfalls in it, all called Kirkjufellsfoss. 

Snow-capped mountains

Kirkjufellsfoss

Along the Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Two falls

Kirkjufellsfoss

Watch a video of the falls

Another video

Lara relaxing

Below the falls

Ducks

Mt. Kirkjufell is often called "Church Mountain" because of its resemblance to a church steeple. It is 1519 feet tall and contains volcanic rock, but is not a volcano. It is a nunatak, a mountain that protruded above the glaciers surrounding it during the Ice Age, and before that was part of what was once the area's strata. 

The mountain

Alternating layers of lava and sandstone with tuff at the summit

Church Mountain

Taller than me

Watch a video of Kirkjufell Mountain

Reflections

Rocky Shore