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Skælingur rises to 832 m in East Iceland — the 158th highest of the 371 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 94, 17 km away.
Map of Skælingur
Skælingur is in East Iceland at 65.3821°N, 13.7476°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 832 m above sea level
Getting there- Road F946 (Loðmundarfjörður)
- Off the main road
- 16.5 km from Route 94
- Nearest town
- Bakkagerði — 16.3 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 412 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 133 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.
Skælingur weather and conditions
At Skælingur in East Iceland, conditions as of 29 August 2026, 23:15 (Iceland time): -2°C (feels like -5°C), partly cloudy, wind 1 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 51 m (sunrise 05:30, sunset 20:21). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 29 August 2026, 23:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Bungufell2 km
- 2Skúmhöttur5 km
- 3Leirfjall6 km
- 4
Hvítserkur6 km - 5Fjallshnaus6 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
Vestdalsfossar is a series of waterfalls on the Vestdalsá river in Vestdalur, a nature…
A waterfall in Iceland.
Hot Springs
Public_bath hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Campsites
Peaceful, off-the-beaten-path and clean. Close to the Puffin Marina and world-class…
The camp site at Seyðisfjörður is well located close to the center of town with all…
The camp site is located on the grass next to the guesthouse Sólbrekka and is for tendts…
East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…
Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 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 · Peturrunar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 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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