Westfjords · Iceland
Holt beach, Önundarfjörður
Golden-sand beach and old pier by the church farm of Holt in Önundarfjörður, through the Vestfjarðagöng tunnel from Ísafjörður, with almost no lights around the fjord.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Holt beach in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North-west down the fjord.
- 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 20 km by road from the middle of Westfjords (estimate), roughly 24 min by car.
- Coordinates
- 66.0100, -23.4600 · 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 westfjords.is.