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Kárahnjúkar rises to 828 m in East Iceland — the 161st highest of the 371 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 1, 42 km away.
Map of Kárahnjúkar
Kárahnjúkar is in East Iceland at 64.9697°N, 15.7415°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 828 m above sea level
Off the main road- 42.3 km from Route 1
- Nearest town
- Fellabær — 70.7 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 310 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 64 mapped places within 20 km
Kárahnjúkar weather and conditions
At Kárahnjúkar in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 08:45 (Iceland time): 1°C (feels like -4°C), light drizzle, wind 4 m/s, 0.1 mm precipitation in the last hour. Daylight today: 14 h 48 m (sunrise 05:40, sunset 20:27). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 08:45· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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KEF airport pickup 24/74.8
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Lambafell2 km
- 2
Sandfell5 km - 3Hvannstóðsfjöll7 km
- 4Kálffell8 km
- 5Hattur11 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
Hot Springs
Water hot spring
Geothermal spot
Geothermal spot
Water hot spring
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…
There is space for up to 100 people, toilet, shower, area for washing dishes. If guest…
North Iceland camping option. Less crowded than the south, with dramatic landscapes and…
F-Roads
Mountain road to a fjord cabin nobody visits
Narrow mountain pass to an empty fjord
Road to an oasis in the middle of nothing
The scenic route to Askja
Supermarkets
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 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 · OddurBen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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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