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Vestrahorn rises to 686 m in East Iceland — the 239th highest of the 371 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 1, 7.8 km away.
Map of Vestrahorn
Vestrahorn is in East Iceland at 64.2760°N, 14.9497°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 686 m above sea level
Off the main road- 7.8 km from Route 1
- Nearest town
- Höfn — 13.2 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 338 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 111 mapped places within 20 km
Vestrahorn weather and conditions
At Vestrahorn in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 01:45 (Iceland time): 1°C (feels like -3°C), clear, wind 3 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 42 m (sunrise 05:39, sunset 20:21). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 01:45· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1
Kambhorn1 km - 2Húsadalstindur2 km
- 3
Brunnhorn2 km - 4
Klifatindur3 km - 5
Náttmálatindur5 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
Bergárfoss (Q27008747 in Wikidata) is an eastern-Iceland waterfall recorded in…
Hot Springs
Public_bath hot spring
Public_bath hot spring
Hot tubs with Vatnajökull glacier views near Höfn. Run by local farm.
Hot spring in East Iceland. Natural geothermal bathing spot.
Campsites
East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…
Tjaldsvæðið er við innkeyrsluna inn í bæinn. Margar flatir og pallar. Rúmgott með miklu…
New campsite located 12km from Höfn in Hornafjörður with a beautiful mountain view.
Stafafell Campsite is a peaceful, quiet campsite surrounded by nature close to the ring…
Supermarkets
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 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 · Gerd Eichmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 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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