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Geirvörtur rises to 1,436 m in the Highlands, Iceland — the 23rd highest of the 186 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 1, 43 km away.
Map of Geirvörtur
Geirvörtur is in the Highlands, Iceland at 64.2291°N, 17.6056°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 1,436 m above sea level
Off the main road- 43.4 km from Route 1
- Nearest town
- Kirkjubæjarklaustur — 56.1 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 210 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 18 mapped places within 20 km
Geirvörtur weather and conditions
At Geirvörtur in Highlands, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 09:15 (Iceland time): -5°C (feels like -10°C), clear, wind 4 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 42 m (sunrise 05:50, sunset 20:32). 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
- 1Þórðarhyrna6 km
- 2Hágöngur6 km
- 3
Háabunga16 km - 4Svíahnúkur eystri26 km
- 5
Kerlingar26 km
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Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 308.7 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Olís · 315.8 kr/L petrol
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Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · TommyBee · Wikimedia Commons · 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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