Stokksnes
Stokksnes is a landscape in South Coast, Iceland — about 464 km from Reykjavik and reached by a drive to the trailhead and a short walk in (footwear and weather check). Shoot it year-round, though winter wind, ice, and short daylight rework the shot list, then use the GPS coordinates, parking notes, and nearby waypoints below to fold this stop into a longer photography route.
Overview
Stokksnes is a headland on the southeastern Icelandic coast, near Hofn and Hornafjördur. In the Eastern Region of Iceland.
As a photography stop, Stokksnes is a landscape in South Coast, roughly 464 km from Reykjavik, reached by a drive to the trailhead and a short walk in (footwear and weather check). Plan the shoot year-round, though winter wind, ice, and short daylight rework the shot list. 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.
Stokksnes sits inside the landscape GPS map for Iceland, alongside the other spots worth routing a day around.
Notes on this location
Compiled from published sources rather than a visit. Sources are listed below.
A headland near Höfn carrying Vestrahorn, with black sand below it. An active radar station of the Iceland Air Defence System sits at the tip.
- Where
- A headland on the southeast coast, near Höfn and Hornafjörður
- Mountain
- Vestrahorn stands on the headland
- Beach
- Black sand
- At the tip
- H-3 Radar Station Stokksnes, used by the Iceland Air Defence System to monitor airspace
The working radar installation at the point is the practical constraint: the end of the headland is a defence site rather than open ground, so the mountain is approached from the sand rather than from the tip. Published sources give no height or rock type for Vestrahorn, so this brief stops short of the detail the waterfalls above carry.
SourcesStokksnes — Wikipedia
Light & aurora at this spot
Calculated from this location’s coordinates (64.244, -14.965). Iceland stays on UTC year-round, so these are local times.
- Summer
- June: sun up 02:27–23:34 (21.1 h). Evening golden hour 21:37–23:34, light coming from the NNW.
- Winter
- December: only 4.2 h of daylight (10:50–14:60), but the sun never climbs above 2.5° — the entire day is golden hour. Sunrise bears SSE, sunset SSW.
- Aurora
- Aurora-grade darkness Sep–Mar, peaking at 12.9 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
Stokksnes is a landscape in South Coast, Iceland, approximately 464 km from Reykjavik. Exact GPS coordinates are included in the downloadable Landscape map.
The recommended season for Stokksnes is All. 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.
Yes — Stokksnes can be visited year-round, though winter conditions may require a 4x4 or storm-tolerant plans.