Reykjavík Area Volcanoes

13 volcanoes in Reykjavík Area — mapped with live road conditions, drive times, and directions.

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13 volcanoes in Reykjavík Area

Hengill

Hengill is a volcanic table mountain situated in the south-west of Iceland, to the south of Þingvellir.

Dormant

Eldborg

Volcanic crater in West Iceland. Perfect cone shape. Popular hiking destination. Name means 'Fire Castle'.

Dormant

Þríhnúkagígur is a dormant volcano in the volcanic system of Brennisteinsfjöll near Reykjavík, Iceland. Covering a 3,270 square metres (35,200 sq ft) area and a depth of 213 meters (699 ft), it has not erupted in the past 4000 years. It was discovered in 1974 by cave explorer Árni B. Stefánsson, and opened for tourism in 2012. It is the only volcano in the world where visitors can take an elevator and safely descend into the magma chamber. The magma that filled the chamber has drained away, revealing the void beneath the surface.

Dormant

Grensdalur

Grensdalur is a central volcanic vent and mountain of the Hengill volcanic system in Iceland. The elevation is about 497 m (1631 ft). Its position is 64.02°N 21.17°W. It was active during Pleistocene.

Extinct

Hrómundartindur

Hrómundartindur is a mountain in Iceland north of Hveragerði with an elevation of 540 metres (1,770 ft). It to the east of Hengill and is the central volcano of an adjacent 25 km (16 mi) long Hrómundartindur volcanic system, which contains the Ölkeduháls geothermal field. Like Hengill this area is close to the south-eastern triple junction of the Hreppar microplate, is seismically active, and associated with the Western volcanic zone and the South Iceland seismic zone. To the north-east are multiple tindars, and there is a Holocene lava flow called Tjarnahnúkshraun which covers 4 km2 (1.5 sq m...

Extinct