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Þengilshöfði rises to 257 m in North Iceland — the 637th highest of the 685 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 83, 1.4 km away.
Map of Þengilshöfði
Þengilshöfði is in North Iceland at 65.9361°N, 18.1756°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 257 m above sea level
Getting there- Road 83 (Svalbstr-Grenivík)
- Off the main road
- 1.4 km from Route 83
- Nearest town
- Grenivík — 1.1 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 266 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 94 mapped places within 20 km
Þengilshöfði weather and conditions
At Þengilshöfði in North Iceland, conditions as of 30 August 2026, 06:45 (Iceland time): 3°C (feels like 0°C), mostly clear, wind 1 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 55 m (sunrise 05:45, sunset 20:41). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 30 August 2026, 06:45· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Sandfell4 km
- 2Grjótskálarhnjúkur8 km
- 3
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Kaldbakur8 km - 5Útburðarskálarhnjúkur8 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in North Iceland.
A waterfall in North Iceland.
A waterfall in North Iceland.
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Hot Springs
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Campsites
The camp site at Grenivík is located in a good location in northern Iceland. The…
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The camp site is in a quiet are in the small village Hauganesin the fjord Eyjafjörður.
F-Roads
1 f-roads near North Iceland
Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Hagkaup supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 308.7 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 308.7 kr/L petrol
Tours
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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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