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Hvammsheiði rises to 645 m in East Iceland — the 257th highest of the 371 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 1, 2.9 km away.
Map of Hvammsheiði
Hvammsheiði is in East Iceland at 64.3976°N, 14.9840°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 645 m above sea level
Off the main road- 2.9 km from Route 1
- Nearest town
- Nesjahverfi — 14.8 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 337 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 154 mapped places within 20 km
Hvammsheiði weather and conditions
At Hvammsheiði in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 05:00 (Iceland time): 1°C (feels like -4°C), clear, wind 6 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 43 m (sunrise 05:39, sunset 20:22). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 05:00· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Suðurfjall2 km
- 2Dalsklif2 km
- 3Setatindur3 km
- 4Dalsfjall4 km
- 5Hrafnagilstindur4 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
Bergárfoss (Q27008747 in Wikidata) is an eastern-Iceland waterfall recorded in…
Hot Springs
Public_bath hot spring
Public_bath hot spring
Hot tubs with Vatnajökull glacier views near Höfn. Run by local farm.
Hot spring in East Iceland. Natural geothermal bathing spot.
Campsites
Smiðjunes í Lóni is a camping site in a magical Icelandic nature.
Stafafell Campsite is a peaceful, quiet campsite surrounded by nature close to the ring…
New campsite located 12km from Höfn in Hornafjörður with a beautiful mountain view.
East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…
Supermarkets
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 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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