Hvannadalshnúkur
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Öræfajökull · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Hvannadalshnúkur is a 6,919 ft summit in the Öræfajökull (Iceland). PeakAtlas rates it snow / glacier (Glacier climb); best season is May–Sep. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Höfn (47 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 6,919 ft
- Prominence
- 6,919 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Snow / glacier
- Best season
- May–Sep
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Höfn · 47 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
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As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Hvannadalshnúkur, and what do you need before you go?
Hvannadalshnúkur is listed as Glacier climb with a best season of May–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Glacier climb
- Best season
- May–Sep
- Access / staging
- Höfn, Austurland
How tall is Hvannadalshnúkur, and where is it?
- Location
- Austurland, Iceland
- Elevation
- 6,919 ft
- Prominence
- 6,919 ft
- Mountain range
- Öræfajökull
- Difficulty
- Glacier climb
What makes Hvannadalshnúkur notable?
Highest summit in Iceland and a classic guided glacier day on Vatnajökull.
Iceland’s high point on the Öræfajökull ice cap — a guided glacier climb from the Skaftafell side of Vatnajökull National Park.
After you check trip readiness for Hvannadalshnúkur, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Öræfajökull, Austurland, Iceland.
Closest places
- Höfn — Austurland via Skaftafell / Route 1