Sandafell Mountain
Sandafell Mountain is a landscape in Westfjords & Remote, Iceland — about 399 km from Reykjavik and reached by a drive to the trailhead and a short walk in (footwear and weather check). Shoot it during the summer window, when light, road status, and crowd levels line up for photography, then use the GPS coordinates, parking notes, and nearby waypoints below to fold this stop into a longer photography route.
Overview
Sandafell is a small mountain, 362 meters, a little south of Þingeyri.
As a photography stop, Sandafell Mountain is a landscape in Westfjords & Remote, roughly 399 km from Reykjavik, reached by a drive to the trailhead and a short walk in (footwear and weather check). Plan the shoot during the summer window, when light, road status, and crowd levels line up for photography. The downloadable Landscape map pins exact GPS coordinates, parking, and nearby waypoints so you can fold it into a wider route instead of hunting for the pull-off on arrival.
Sandafell Mountain is one waypoint of many — you can load the Iceland landscape photo map before you leave signal.
Notes on this location
Compiled from published sources rather than a visit. Sources are listed below.
A small mountain of 362 m south of Þingeyri in Dýrafjörður. It can be walked from the village or driven up in a 4x4.
- Height
- 362 m
- Where
- South of Þingeyri, in Dýrafjörður
- By car
- It is possible to drive up in a 4x4
- On foot
- Described as perfect for a hike from Þingeyri
- Not in the source
- The cited page gives no walking time, no elevation gain, and does not say what is visible from the summit beyond that the view is worth the effort
A drivable summit at 362 m is rare and useful: it means a high viewpoint over a fjord without committing to a climb, so it works as a late addition to a day when the light turns unexpectedly good. That also makes it one of the few locations here where the vehicle rather than the walk decides access — a 4x4 opens the summit, anything else means the hike.
SourcesSandafell — Visit Westfjords
Light & aurora at this spot
Calculated from this location’s coordinates (65.914, -23.341). Iceland stays on UTC year-round, so these are local times.
- Summer
- Midnight sun in June — the sun does not set, so golden light runs for hours either side of midnight.
- Winter
- December: only 3 h of daylight (11:58–14:59), but the sun never climbs above 0.8° — the entire day is golden hour. Sunrise bears SSE, sunset SSW.
- Aurora
- Aurora-grade darkness Sep–Mar, peaking at 13.1 h a night in December. Not possible Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug — the sky never gets dark enough.
Bar height is daylight hours. Months marked • have enough astronomical darkness for aurora; the rest do not.
Questions & answers
Sandafell Mountain is a landscape in Westfjords & Remote, Iceland, approximately 399 km from Reykjavik. Exact GPS coordinates are included in the downloadable Landscape map.
The recommended season for Sandafell Mountain is Summer. For light, plan around blue hour and the first hour after sunrise; Iceland's long shoulder-season twilight extends usable conditions on either side.
Drive/Hike access. Bring weather-appropriate footwear and check conditions before setting out. The downloadable GPS map puts the waypoint on your phone; your own app routes you to it from wherever you are.
Sandafell Mountain is best visited during Summer. Outside that window, expect limited access, weather closures, or significantly different photographic conditions.