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Sandfell rises to 559 m in West Iceland — the 184th highest of the 385 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 59, 7.2 km away.
Map of Sandfell
Sandfell is in West Iceland at 65.0784°N, 21.5291°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 559 m above sea level
Off the main road- 7.2 km from Route 59
- Nearest town
- Búðardalur — 11.7 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 105 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 50 mapped places within 20 km
Sandfell weather and conditions
At Sandfell in West Iceland, conditions as of 31 August 2026, 05:45 (Iceland time): 1°C (feels like -4°C), fog, wind 6 m/s gusting to 9 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 48 m (sunrise 06:02, sunset 20:51). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 31 August 2026, 05:45· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Laxárdalsháls4 km
- 2Svínhólshlíð5 km
- 3Hæðirnar5 km
- 4Kolsstaðafjall6 km
- 5Jörfahnúkur7 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in West Iceland.
A waterfall in West Iceland.
A waterfall in West Iceland.
A waterfall in West Iceland.
Hot Springs
Swimming_pool hot spring
Pool hot spring
Geothermal spot
Natural hot spring
Campsites
Árblik is about 12 km south of Budardalur close to road nr. 60. In Árblik there is a café…
The Budardalur camping site is located within a beautiful grove. When arriving from the…
The camp site is located at Laugar in Sælingsdalur and is 16 km north of Búðardalur. The…
The camp site in the village borðeyri is in a flat area with windbreaks sheltering from…
F-Roads
Supermarkets
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
ÓB · 308.7 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 303.6 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 279.8 kr/L petrol
Tours
IF THIS ONE SHOWS UNAVAILABLE, CHECK OUR OTHER DAY TOURS as we run one tour per day.
Step away from busy destinations like the Golden Circle and the South Coast with the tour.
Join a small group shore excursion from Grundarfjordur Port and explore the landscapes of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula often call
Data & sources
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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