MountainEast IcelandLæknisstaðaheiði
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About
Læknisstaðaheiði rises to 139 m in East Iceland — the 366th highest of the 371 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 85, 24 km away.
Map of Læknisstaðaheiði
Læknisstaðaheiði is in East Iceland at 66.3470°N, 14.8654°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 139 m above sea level
- Off the main road
- 24.3 km from Route 85
- Nearest town
- Þórshöfn — 26.6 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 410 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 23 mapped places within 20 km
Læknisstaðaheiði weather and conditions
At Læknisstaðaheiði in East Iceland, conditions as of 29 August 2026, 15:45 (Iceland time): 7°C (feels like 3°C), partly cloudy, wind 4 m/s gusting to 7 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 59 m (sunrise 05:30, sunset 20:29). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 29 August 2026, 15:45· 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
- 1Hrollaugsstaðaheiði4 km
- 2Guðrúnarborg7 km
- 3Hrollaugsstaðafjall10 km
- 4Naustinn13 km
- 5Stórafjall17 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in North Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in North Iceland.
Hot Springs
Natural hot spring
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Natural hot spring
Campsites
North Iceland camping option. Less crowded than the south, with dramatic landscapes and…
Family-friendly campsite with a football pitch, jump pad and frisbee golf. Nearby are…
North Iceland camping option. Less crowded than the south, with dramatic landscapes and…
The camp site is located next to the elementary school and sport center.
Supermarkets
Kjörbúðin supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
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.
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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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