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Mountains of Iceland

Peaks listed

2,119 m

highest

ranges

volcanoes

The highest point in Iceland is Hvannadalshnúkur at 2,119 m. Every peak we list for Iceland is linked below.

With prominence data

of 34 peaks

Median elevation

1,468 m

Across every listed peak

The 33 highest

Subsidiary summits — named high points on a larger mountain — are omitted, so ranks may skip.

The highest mountains in this country, by elevation
#	Peak	Range	Elevation
1	Hvannadalshnúkur	—	2,119 m
2	Bardarbunga volcano	—	2,009 m
3	Snæfell	—	1,833 m
4	Laki volcano	—	1,725 m
5	Hrútsfjall	—	1,721 m
6	Grimsvotn volcano	—	1,719 m
7	Herðubreið	—	1,682 m
8	Eyjafjallajokull volcano	—	1,651 m
9	Rótarfjallshnúkur	—	1,645 m
10	Kerling	—	1,538 m
11	Þuríðartindur	—	1,533 m
12	Grendill	—	1,526 m
13	Hrutsfjallstindar	—	1,521 m
14	Katla	—	1,512 m
15	Hamarinn	—	1,498 m
16	Hekla volcano	—	1,491 m
17	Trölladyngja volcano	—	1,468 m
19	Tröllafjall	—	1,450 m
20	Hrútafell	—	1,379 m
21	Bóndi	—	1,361 m
22	Goðahnúkar	—	1,339 m
23	Kistufell	—	1,332 m
24	Tungnafell	—	1,287 m
25	Þríhyrningur	—	1,278 m
26	Prestahnúkur	—	1,220 m
27	Súlur	—	1,213 m
28	Loðmundur	—	1,199 m
29	Hlöðufell	—	1,188 m
30	Kollóttadyngja	—	1,177 m
31	Ok	—	1,113 m
32	Búrfellshyrna	—	1,091 m
33	Búlandstindur	—	1,069 m
34	Skjaldbreiður volcano	—	1,060 m

All peaks by range

All 34 peaks we list in Iceland.

Not assigned to a range 34

Hvannadalshnúkur 2,119 m
Bardarbunga 2,009 m
Snæfell 1,833 m
Laki 1,725 m
Hrútsfjall 1,721 m
Grimsvotn 1,719 m
Herðubreið 1,682 m
Eyjafjallajokull 1,651 m
Rótarfjallshnúkur 1,645 m
Kerling 1,538 m
Þuríðartindur 1,533 m
Grendill 1,526 m
Hrutsfjallstindar 1,521 m
Katla 1,512 m
Hamarinn 1,498 m
Hekla 1,491 m
Trölladyngja 1,468 m
Knappar 1,457 m
Tröllafjall 1,450 m
Hrútafell 1,379 m
Bóndi 1,361 m
Goðahnúkar 1,339 m
Kistufell 1,332 m
Tungnafell 1,287 m
Þríhyrningur 1,278 m
Prestahnúkur 1,220 m
Súlur 1,213 m
Loðmundur 1,199 m
Hlöðufell 1,188 m
Kollóttadyngja 1,177 m
Ok 1,113 m
Búrfellshyrna 1,091 m
Búlandstindur 1,069 m
Skjaldbreiður 1,060 m

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Elevation from GeoNames — surveyed where available, otherwise modelled and labelled approximate on each peak’s page. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames for Hvannadalshnúkur.