MountainEast IcelandNálhúshnjúkar
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About
Nálhúshnjúkar rises to 1,210 m in East Iceland — the 11th highest of the 371 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 95, 42 km away.
Map of Nálhúshnjúkar
Nálhúshnjúkar is in East Iceland at 64.8485°N, 15.5219°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 1,210 m above sea level
- Getting there
- Road F909 (Snæfellsleið)
- Off the main road
- 42 km from Route 95
- Nearest town
- Nesjahverfi — 61.1 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 317 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 82 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.
Nálhúshnjúkar weather and conditions
At Nálhúshnjúkar in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 05:45 (Iceland time): -2°C (feels like -7°C), fog, wind 5 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 47 m (sunrise 05:39, sunset 20:26). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 05:45· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Sandfell1 km
- 2Vatnskollur2 km
- 3
Hafursfell3 km - 4
Grábergshnjúkar3 km - 5
Sauðafell4 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…
The camp site Hengifoss is in a great location in Eastern Iceland. The camp site has cold…
F-Roads
Narrow mountain pass to an empty fjord
Mountain road to a fjord cabin nobody visits
Links eastern road network
Road to an oasis in the middle of nothing
Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 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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