Reykjavík · Iceland
Rauðhólar · Red Hills
Protected red pseudocraters at the edge of the Heiðmörk green belt, ~15 minutes from the centre, darker than anywhere in town.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North over the pseudocraters and Elliðavatn plain; city glow to the west.
- Darkness
- Mostly dark sky, grade 2 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Some light from a village, houses or a road nearby.
- Aurora
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 14 km by road from Reykjavík (estimate), roughly 16 min by car.
- Parking
- Car park at the reserve.
- Coordinates
- 64.0938, -21.7454 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
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.