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Stokksnes is a headland on the southeastern Icelandic coast, near Hofn and Hornafjördur. Stokksnes is located south of Kastarárfjall mountain, and includes Vestrahorn mountain, which was featured in the Bollywood film Dilwale.
A unique Icelandic experience. Worth your time.
Check local conditions before visiting. Iceland's weather changes fast.
Map of Stokksnes
Stokksnes is in East Iceland at 64.2414°N, 14.9658°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Off the main road- 11.7 km from Route 1
Nearest town- Höfn — 12.2 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 338 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 86 mapped places within 20 km
Stokksnes weather and conditions
At Stokksnes in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 06:15 (Iceland time): 6°C (feels like 2°C), clear, wind 5 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, 06:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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SleepsTours near Stokksnes
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1
Vesturhorn4 km - 2
Hvalnestangi27 km - 3Starmýrartangi46 km
- 4
Krossanes50 km - 5Æðarsteinstangi57 km
Waterfalls
A waterfall in East Iceland.
Bergárfoss (Q27008747 in Wikidata) is an eastern-Iceland waterfall recorded in…
A waterfall in East Iceland.
A waterfall in East Iceland.
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 · sergejf · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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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