Snæfellsnes · Iceland
Saxhóll crater · Snæfellsjökull National Park
Free car park at the Saxhóll scoria crater in Snæfellsjökull National Park, with stairs to the rim and a wide view over the lava to the sea.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- All round from the crater rim (stairs); north to the sea over lava..
- 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 41 km by road from the middle of Snæfellsnes (estimate), roughly 47 min by car.
- Parking
- Free car park; fine gravel surface.
- Coordinates
- 64.8511, -23.9243 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Icy steel stairs; strong wind on the rim.
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.