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Reykjavík Area Peaks

174 peaks in Reykjavík Area — mapped with live road conditions, drive times, and directions.

174 peaks in Reykjavík Area

Esja mountain

Esja

Esja is a 914 m (2,999 ft) mountain situated in the south-west of Iceland, about ten kilometres north of Iceland's capital city Reykjavík.

914 m
Hátindur mountain

Hátindur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

909 m
Gunnlaugsskarð mountain

Gunnlaugsskarð

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

843 m
Þverfellshorn mountain

Þverfellshorn

Þverfellshorn is a peak in the Esjan mountains of Capital Region in southwestern Iceland. It is located roughly 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) by air northeast of Reykjavík. It is one of the most visited peaks in Iceland, attracting hikers for its scenic views. Its elevation range is 820 metres (2,690 ft) - 840 metres (2,760 ft). The car park at the foot of the mountain is known as "Mógilsá".

840 m
Skeggi mountain

Skeggi

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

815 m
Móskarðshnjúkar mountain

Móskarðshnjúkar

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

800 m
Skálafell mountain

Skálafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

774 m
Nesjaskyggnir mountain

Nesjaskyggnir

Esja is a 914 m (2,999 ft) mountain situated in the south-west of Iceland, about ten kilometres north of Iceland's capital city Reykjavík.

767 m
Skálafellsöxl mountain

Skálafellsöxl

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

753 m
Trana mountain

Trana

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

743 m
Bláfjallahorn mountain

Bláfjallahorn

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

702 m
Bláfjallahryggur mountain

Bláfjallahryggur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

691 m
Bláfjöll mountain

Bláfjöll

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

671 m
Vífilsfell mountain

Vífilsfell

Vífilsfell is a hyaloclastite ridge in southwestern Iceland (Weichselian). It is 655 m high and located west of Jósepsdalur valley on the volcanic plateau of Hellisheiði. It forms the northernmost offset of the Bláfjöll mountain massif and is situated on top of the fissure system of Brennisteinsfjöll.

655 m
Búrfellsháls mountain

Búrfellsháls

Búrfell is a 669 m (2,195 ft) basalt tuya located in Iceland. It is situated in the south of the country along the western boundary of the Þjórsárdalur valley.

604 m
Stóra-Kóngsfell mountain

Stóra-Kóngsfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

602 m
Kistufell mountain

Kistufell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

602 m
Skálafell mountain

Skálafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

574 m
Lambafell mountain

Lambafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

546 m
Hlíðar mountain

Hlíðar

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

543 m
Blákollur mountain

Blákollur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

532 m
Vörðufell mountain

Vörðufell

Vörðufell is a 391 metres (1,283 ft) mountain near the Hvítá river and the town of Iða in Árnessýsla, Iceland. Geologically, the mountain consists primarily of tuff and diabase. From the air, Vörðufell appears triangular with the small lake, Úlfsvatn, near the summit.

526 m
Stóri Meitill mountain

Stóri Meitill

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

521 m
Drottning mountain

Drottning

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

516 m
Reykjafell mountain

Reykjafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

514 m
Geitafell mountain

Geitafell

mountain in Iceland [Icelandic info]: Geitafell smáhóll norðvestur á Völlum.

509 m
Álútur mountain

Álútur

mountain [Icelandic info]: Steinninn er uppi á Galtastaðabjargi og sést vel heiman frá Galtastöðum. Steinninn slútir til austurs og fær þannig nafnið.

497 m
Ingólfsfjall mountain

Ingólfsfjall

Ingólfsfjall is a 551-metre-high (1,808 ft) tuya in Iceland in the vicinity of Hveragerði.

492 m
Stórhóll mountain

Stórhóll

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

482 m
Þverfell mountain

Þverfell

Þverfellshorn is a peak in the Esjan mountains of Capital Region in southwestern Iceland. It is located roughly 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) by air northeast of Reykjavík. It is one of the most visited peaks in Iceland, attracting hikers for its scenic views. Its elevation range is 820 metres (2,690 ft) - 840 metres (2,760 ft). The car park at the foot of the mountain is known as "Mógilsá".

479 m
Hjálmur mountain

Hjálmur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

454 m
Syðri-Eldborg mountain

Syðri-Eldborg

mountain in Iceland [Icelandic info]: Stakur gígur. Talið er að úr honum hafi runnið Kristnitökuhraun.

445 m
Stóra-Sandfell mountain

Stóra-Sandfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

430 m
Hátindur mountain

Hátindur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

425 m
Sköflungur mountain

Sköflungur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

419 m
Sandfell mountain

Sandfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

409 m
Grænadyngja mountain

Grænadyngja

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

398 m
Stapatindur mountain

Stapatindur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

397 m
Miðdegishnúkur mountain

Miðdegishnúkur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

392 m
Langhóll mountain

Langhóll

Fagradalsfjall is an active tuya volcano formed in the Last Glacial Period on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Reykjavík, Iceland. Fagradalsfjall is also the name for the wider volcanic system covering an area 5 kilometres (3 mi) wide and 16 kilometres (10 mi) long between the Eldvörp–Svartsengi and Krýsuvík systems. The highest summit in this area is Langhóll. No volcanic eruption had occurred for 815 years on the Reykjanes Peninsula until 19 March 2021 when a fissure vent appeared in Geldingadalir to the south of Fagradalsfjall mountain. The 2021 eruption was effusi...

391 m
Vatnshlíðarhorn mountain

Vatnshlíðarhorn

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

385 m
Trölladyngja mountain

Trölladyngja

Large shield volcano in the highlands. Gentle slopes - easy to ascend if you can reach it. Name means 'troll dome'. Remote wilderness location.

379 m
Bjarnarfell mountain

Bjarnarfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

367 m

Stóröxl

Fiskilækjarás er nefndur utan við Fiskilæk en einnig kallaður Stórás. Þar sem ásinn er hæstur heitir Stóröxl og yst á Stórás er Merkivarða, landamerki Grafar og Eiða.

363 m
Grænavatnseggjar mountain

Grænavatnseggjar

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

359 m
Fíflavallafjall mountain

Fíflavallafjall

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

359 m
Ingólfsfjall mountain

Ingólfsfjall

Ingólfsfjall is a 551-metre-high (1,808 ft) tuya in Iceland in the vicinity of Hveragerði.

350 m
Múli mountain

Múli

Mountain peak in Capital Area, 347m. [Icelandic info]: Byggingarár 1887-1907

347 m
Sandfell mountain

Sandfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

341 m
Helgafell mountain

Helgafell

Helgafell is a mountain on Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland. The height of the mountain is 338 m.

338 m
Dagmálafell mountain

Dagmálafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

338 m
Kistufell mountain

Kistufell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

335 m
Meradalahnúkar mountain

Meradalahnúkar

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

333 m
Selsvallafjall mountain

Selsvallafjall

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

330 m
Selfjall mountain

Selfjall

Mountain peak in Capital Area, 329m. Local name: Sel.

329 m
Syðri-Eldborg mountain

Syðri-Eldborg

mountain in Iceland [Icelandic info]: Stakur gígur. Talið er að úr honum hafi runnið Kristnitökuhraun.

322 m
Miðfell mountain

Miðfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

322 m
Litli-Hrútur mountain

Litli-Hrútur

Fagradalsfjall is an active tuya volcano formed in the Last Glacial Period on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Reykjavík, Iceland. Fagradalsfjall is also the name for the wider volcanic system covering an area 5 kilometres (3 mi) wide and 16 kilometres (10 mi) long between the Eldvörp–Svartsengi and Krýsuvík systems. The highest summit in this area is Langhóll. No volcanic eruption had occurred for 815 years on the Reykjanes Peninsula until 19 March 2021 when a fissure vent appeared in Geldingadalir to the south of Fagradalsfjall mountain. The 2021 eruption was effusi...

312 m
Núpafjall mountain

Núpafjall

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

312 m
Gullbringa mountain

Gullbringa

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

310 m
Þverfell mountain

Þverfell

Þverfellshorn is a peak in the Esjan mountains of Capital Region in southwestern Iceland. It is located roughly 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) by air northeast of Reykjavík. It is one of the most visited peaks in Iceland, attracting hikers for its scenic views. Its elevation range is 820 metres (2,690 ft) - 840 metres (2,760 ft). The car park at the foot of the mountain is known as "Mógilsá".

305 m
Úlfarsfell mountain

Úlfarsfell

Úlfarsfell is a mountain in the municipality of Mosfellsbær in the Reykjavík metropolitan area. It is 296 meters high. The mountain slopes have been subject to extensive forestry.

295 m
Fagradals-Hagafell mountain

Fagradals-Hagafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

291 m
Húsfell mountain

Húsfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

288 m
Þríhnúkar mountain

Þríhnúkar

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

284 m
Lyklafell mountain

Lyklafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

281 m
Reykjaborg mountain

Reykjaborg

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

280 m
Mosfell mountain

Mosfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

276 m
Reykjafell mountain

Reykjafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

268 m
Selfjall mountain

Selfjall

Mountain peak in Capital Area, 268m. Local name: Sel.

268 m
Litlikeilir mountain

Litlikeilir

Keilir is a Pleistocene subglacial mound or perhaps a conical tuya on Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. Basal area is 0.773 km2, summit area 0.004 km2, basal width 0.99 km, summit width 0.07 km, volume 0.0362 km3.

266 m
Háuhnúkar mountain

Háuhnúkar

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

263 m
Sandfell mountain

Sandfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

260 m
Driffell mountain

Driffell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

255 m
Hrútafell mountain

Hrútafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

248 m
Hraunssels-Vatnsfell mountain

Hraunssels-Vatnsfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

247 m
Arnarfell mountain

Arnarfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

239 m
Undirhlíðar mountain

Undirhlíðar

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

228 m
Fjallið eina mountain

Fjallið eina

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

223 m
Bíldsfell mountain

Bíldsfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

222 m
Helgafell mountain

Helgafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

215 m

Markraki

Samkvæmt landamerkjabréfi Garðakirkju dags. 7. júní 1890 eru suðurtakmörk landsins "beint í (suður) Markraka í Dauðadölum, þaðan til vesturs í Melrakkaskarð (Vatnsskarð,Markrakagil) í Undirhlíðum, sem er norðanvert við Fjallið eina".

213 m
Stórhöfði mountain

Stórhöfði

Stórhöfði is a peninsula and the southernmost point of Heimaey, the largest island in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago, in Iceland. It is claimed to be the windiest place in Europe, and holds the record for the lowest on land observation of air pressure in Europe. The name means great cape and is also the name of a street in Reykjavík's Höfði industrial area.

184 m
Lambhagi mountain

Lambhagi

Brekka eða gróin skriða neðan við Hnífabrúnina fyrir utan Smérhelli, en heiman við Strengberg. Greiðfært er í Lambhagann af brún

182 m
Búrfell mountain

Búrfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

177 m
Búrfell mountain

Búrfell

Búrfell is a 669 m (2,195 ft) basalt tuya located in Iceland. It is situated in the south of the country along the western boundary of the Þjórsárdalur valley.

176 m
Búrfell mountain

Búrfell

Búrfell and the connected lava channel Búrfellsgjá are famous and protected landmarks of the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland. They are part of the Krýsuvík volcanic system.

160 m
Vatnsendahæð mountain

Vatnsendahæð

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

153 m
Stórhöfði mountain

Stórhöfði

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

121 m
Lágafell mountain

Lágafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

116 m
Vatnshlíð mountain

Vatnshlíð

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

103 m
Öskjuhlíð mountain

Öskjuhlíð

Valsvöllur, also known as Hlíðarendi and formerly Vodafonevöllurinn, is a multi-purpose stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the home-court of Valur's football, basketball and handball teams. The football stadium holds 2,465 people, including 1,201 in seats. The indoor court holds 1,300 people in seats.

59 m
Litla-Skógfell mountain

Litla-Skógfell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

47 m
Laugarás mountain

Laugarás

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

47 m
Mælifell mountain

Mælifell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

Lambafell mountain

Lambafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

Litla-Reykjafell mountain

Litla-Reykjafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

Lambafellshnúkur mountain

Lambafellshnúkur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

Valahnúkar mountain

Valahnúkar

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

Þríhnúkar mountain

Þríhnúkar

Þríhnúkagígur is a dormant volcano in the volcanic system of Brennisteinsfjöll near Reykjavík, Iceland. Covering a 3,270 square metres (35,200 sq ft) area and a depth of 213 meters (699 ft), it has not erupted in the past 4000 years. It was discovered in 1974 by cave explorer Árni B. Stefánsson, and opened for tourism in 2012. It is the only volcano in the world where visitors can take an elevator and safely descend into the magma chamber. The magma that filled the chamber has drained away, revealing the void beneath the surface.

Nyrðri-Eldborg mountain

Nyrðri-Eldborg

mountain in Iceland [Icelandic info]: Vestur frá Lambafelli eru tveir miklir og fagrir gígar sem heita Eldborgir. Frá Nyrðri-Eldborg rann vestari álma Brunans. Stakur gígur.

112 m
Fjallið eina mountain

Fjallið eina

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

Ölkelduhnúkur mountain

Ölkelduhnúkur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

Langihryggur mountain

Langihryggur

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

Æsustaðafjall mountain

Æsustaðafjall

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

Ketill mountain

Ketill

mountain in Iceland [Icelandic info]: Ketillækur kemur úr dokk uppi í fjallsbrún og nefnist hún Ketill. Úr Katlinum koma oft snjóflóð. Nálægt 1930 kom snjóflóð úr Katlinum sem fór yfir Hólana og svo var loftþrýstingurinn frá flóðinu mikill að rúður sprungu á Stóru-Tjörnum.

Brennisteinsfjöll mountain

Brennisteinsfjöll

Brennisteinsfjöll is a minor volcanic system, with crater rows and small shield volcanoes on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland.

621 m
Oddafell mountain

Oddafell

Mountain peak near Reykjavík. Elevation and hiking info may be available locally.

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