Hot springReykjanes PeninsulaGunnuhver
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Gunnuhver is a hot spring in the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland.
Gunnuhver is an active geothermal area of hot springs, mud pools and fumaroles on the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula, inside the Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark and close to the Reykjanesviti lighthouse (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0). Boardwalks keep you above the mud, not in it.
Steam and sulfur smell hang over a cratered, bubbling field — more eerie than relaxing. The boiling mud pools are the show; you watch from the boardwalk.
This is not a bathing spot — the mud and water here are near boiling and the ground has collapsed before. The site has seen safety closures for changing geothermal activity (Wikipedia). Stay on the marked boardwalk, always.
Map of Gunnuhver
Gunnuhver is in the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland at 63.8194°N, 22.6849°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Gunnuhver weather and conditions
At Gunnuhver in Reykjanes, conditions as of 27 August 2026, 07:45 (Iceland time): 7°C (feels like 3°C), clear, wind 6 m/s gusting to 9 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 39 m (sunrise 06:12, sunset 20:51). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 27 August 2026, 07:45· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · Óðinn / Wikimedia
WikipediaEncyclopedic description · CC BY-SA 4.0
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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