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Sandfell rises to 1,157 m in East Iceland — the 16th highest of the 371 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 95, 3.9 km away.
Map of Sandfell
Sandfell is in East Iceland at 65.0736°N, 14.4978°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 1,157 m above sea level
Off the main road- 3.9 km from Route 95
- Nearest town
- Reyðarfjörður — 13.8 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 369 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 82 mapped places within 20 km
Sandfell weather and conditions
At Sandfell in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 09:15 (Iceland time): -2°C (feels like -10°C), snow, wind 10 m/s gusting to 14 m/s, 0.1 mm precipitation in the last hour. Daylight today: 14 h 48 m (sunrise 05:34, sunset 20:23). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 09:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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SleepsTours near Sandfell
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Hádegishnúkur2 km
- 2Kistufell4 km
- 3Skúmhöttur4 km
- 4Botnatindur4 km
- 5Eldhnjúkar5 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
Litlanesfoss is a waterfall in Hengifossá in Fljótsdalur, Eastern Iceland, also known as…
Hot Springs
Geothermal spot
Swimming_pool hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Campsites
The camp site in Sandfellsskógur is a nice camp site that is mostly in a small forest.
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 are two camp sites in the forest, one in Atlavík and the other in Höfðavík. Atlavík…
Supermarkets
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 308.7 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 279.7 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 · Zairon · 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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