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About
Vestri-Skíðadalsjökull is a mountain glacier in North Iceland.
Vestri-Skíðadalsjökull is a mountain glaciers, usually connected by firn, at the head of Skíðadalur valley, for which it is named, northern Iceland. The name comes from the Skíðadalur valley.
Glacier tours are worth the money. You get crampons, ice axes, and someone who knows where it's safe to step.
Map of Vestri-Skíðadalsjökull
Vestri-Skíðadalsjökull is in North Iceland at 65.7614°N, 18.8518°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
- Off the main road
- 18.4 km from Route 82
Nearest town- Hólar — 12.4 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 231 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 177 mapped places within 20 km
Vestri-Skíðadalsjökull weather and conditions
At Vestri-Skíðadalsjökull in North Iceland, conditions as of 27 August 2026, 14:30 (Iceland time): 0°C, snow, wind 1 m/s, 0.1 mm precipitation in the last hour. Daylight today: 14 h 54 m (sunrise 05:49, sunset 20:43). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 27 August 2026, 14:30· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Eystri-Skíðadalsjökull1 km
- 2Ingjaldsjökull2 km
- 3Ingjaldsskálarjökull2 km
- 4Vesturárdalsjökull4 km
- 5Vestri-Vatnsdalsjökull4 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in North Iceland.
A waterfall in North Iceland.
A waterfall in North Iceland.
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Hot Springs
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Campsites
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F-Roads
1 f-roads near North Iceland
Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
ÓB · 308.7 kr/L petrol
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Tours
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Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
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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