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Einhyrningsöxl rises to 611 m on Iceland's South Coast — the 225th highest of the 340 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 1, 26 km away.
Map of Einhyrningsöxl
Einhyrningsöxl is on Iceland's South Coast at 63.7549°N, 19.4418°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 611 m above sea level
Getting there- Road F261 (Emstruleið)
- Off the main road
- 25.9 km from Route 1
- Nearest town
- Hvolsvöllur — 39 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 130 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 316 mapped places within 20 km
Reached on an F-road. Icelandic law requires a 4WD vehicle on F-roads, and they open only for the summer season — check the current status before setting out.
Einhyrningsöxl weather and conditions
At Einhyrningsöxl in South Coast, conditions as of 27 August 2026, 13:15 (Iceland time): 7°C (feels like 4°C), overcast, wind 2 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 39 m (sunrise 05:59, sunset 20:37). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 27 August 2026, 13:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1
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- 3Vestriöxl5 km
- 4Lifrarfjöll5 km
- 5Tuddi5 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in South Coast.
A waterfall in Iceland.
A waterfall in South Coast.
A waterfall in South Coast.
Hot Springs
Geothermal spot
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Natural hot spring
Pool hot spring
Campsites
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F-Roads
Fjallabaksleið syðri
The road to Þórsmörk valley
Short road to Eldgjá canyon
Road to Laki craters
Supermarkets
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 309.9 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Olís · 315.8 kr/L petrol
Tours
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Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
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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