Akureyri · Iceland
Höfði · Mývatn
Wooded lava headland on the east shore of Mývatn with paths down to the lake; Visit North Iceland names Mývatn its top aurora area.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North and west over Mývatn.
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 67 km by road from Akureyri (estimate), roughly 1 h 17 by car.
- Parking
- Höfði parking.
- Coordinates
- 65.5707, -16.9537 · 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.