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Fitjahnjúkur rises to 1,005 m in East Iceland — the 77th highest of the 371 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 1, 47 km away.
Map of Fitjahnjúkur
Fitjahnjúkur is in East Iceland at 64.7507°N, 15.7179°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 1,005 m above sea level
Getting there- Road F909 (Snæfell - Vatnajökull)
- Off the main road
- 46.5 km from Route 1
- Nearest town
- Nesjahverfi — 54 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 306 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 46 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.
Fitjahnjúkur weather and conditions
At Fitjahnjúkur in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 09:15 (Iceland time): 0°C (feels like -5°C), overcast, wind 5 m/s gusting to 8 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 46 m (sunrise 05:40, sunset 20:26). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 09:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1
Bjálfafell3 km - 2Litla-Snæfell5 km
- 3
Sauðahnjúkar5 km - 4
Hátungur8 km - 5
Grjótárhnjúkur10 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
Hot Springs
Geothermal spot
Geothermal spot
Water hot spring
Hot tubs with Vatnajökull glacier views near Höfn. Run by local farm.
Campsites
East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…
East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…
East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…
East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…
F-Roads
Links eastern road network
Road to Iceland's highest driveable point
Road to an oasis in the middle of nothing
Narrow mountain pass to an empty fjord
Supermarkets
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 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 · Rémih · 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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