Akureyri · Iceland
Hverfjall crater car park · Mývatn
Paid car park at the foot of Hverfjall, the tephra crater named by Visit North Iceland in its Mývatn aurora entry.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North and west over lava and Lake Mývatn; the crater wall blocks the south-east..
- Darkness
- Very dark sky, grade 0 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. No towns or road lights nearby; the faintest aurora shows.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 70 km by road from Akureyri (estimate), roughly 1 h 21 by car.
- Parking
- Paid car park (about 1,000 ISK per day in 2025).
- Coordinates
- 65.6128, -16.8770 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Crater rim walk is closed or unsafe in winter conditions; stay at the car park.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Iceland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.