GlacierEast IcelandSkalafellsjökull
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About
Skalafellsjökull is an outlet glacier in the Vatnajökull Group, East Iceland.
It's part of the Vatnajökull Group. The name comes from the Skálafell farmstead.
Glacier tours are worth the money. You get crampons, ice axes, and someone who knows where it's safe to step.
Map of Skalafellsjökull
Skalafellsjökull is in East Iceland at 64.2795°N, 15.9098°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
- Off the main road
- 20.8 km from Route 1
Nearest town- Nesjahverfi — 33.3 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 292 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 43 mapped places within 20 km
Skalafellsjökull weather and conditions
At Skalafellsjökull in East Iceland, conditions as of 31 August 2026, 16:15 (Iceland time): 2°C (feels like -1°C), mostly clear, wind 2 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 49 m (sunrise 05:40, sunset 20:29). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 31 August 2026, 16:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1
Birnudalsjökull4 km - 2
Heinabergsjökull6 km - 3
Fláajökull16 km - 4Svínafellsjökull26 km
- 5
Hoffellsjökull28 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in South Coast.
A waterfall in South Coast.
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Hot Springs
Hot tubs with Vatnajökull glacier views near Höfn. Run by local farm.
Public_bath hot spring
Public_bath hot spring
Geothermal spot
Campsites
Haukafell is a remote camping site in the southeast of Iceland. This area is a hidden gem…
New campsite located 12km from Höfn in Hornafjörður with a beautiful mountain view.
Tjaldsvæðið er við innkeyrsluna inn í bæinn. Margar flatir og pallar. Rúmgott með miklu…
East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…
Supermarkets
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Olís · 310.8 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Tours
Starting the excursion, we drive from Eskifjörður along mountain treks over into long abandoned fjords where we get a look into…
Step off the beaten track and onto ancient ice with our Crystal Blue Ice Glacier Hike — a half-day glacier adventure that brings…
Set out on a 3-hour guided glacier hike on Breiðamerkurjökull, an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull.
Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · Calistemon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
USGS Professional Paper 1746Glacier facts · Public domain
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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