Akureyri · Iceland
Hlíðarfjall ski area car park
Akureyri's ski area on the mountainside above town; lifts often close around 19:00, after which the car park is a dark, elevated place to watch.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- East over Akureyri and the fjord; mountain behind.
- 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
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 11 km by road from Akureyri (estimate), roughly 13 min by car.
- Parking
- Ski area car park.
- Coordinates
- 65.6486, -18.2658 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Mountain road: check umferdin.is and the weather before driving up.
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 northiceland.is.