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Stuðlagil Canyon is a basalt column canyon located in the Jökuldalur valley in East Iceland. Known for its towering hexagonal basalt formations and vivid turquoise river, the canyon gained international attention after the flow of the Jökulsá á Dal (Jökla) River was reduced due to the Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant project.
A unique Icelandic experience. Worth your time.
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Map of Stuðlagil
Stuðlagil is in East Iceland at 65.1626°N, 15.3075°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Getting there- Road 9212 (Stuðlagilsvegur)
- Off the main road
- 15.2 km from Route 1
Nearest town- Fellabær — 43.2 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 335 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 73 mapped places within 20 km
Stuðlagil weather and conditions
At Stuðlagil in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 06:15 (Iceland time): 3°C, overcast, wind 0 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 49 m (sunrise 05:37, sunset 20:26). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 06:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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KEF airport pickup 24/74.8
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Hot Springs
Swimming_pool hot spring
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Water hot spring
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Campsites
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F-Roads
1 f-roads near East Iceland
Supermarkets
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Tours
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Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · ArniGael · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
VegagerðinVisitor access & practical facts
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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