Gjáin
- Depth
- 209 m
- Rim
- 368 m
- Length
- 6.9 km
- Tonight
- -3°CPartly cloudy · Wind 20 km/h NE
Gjáin is up to 209 m deep: the rim reaches 368 m and the floor 159 m, along 6.9 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 159 m
Camping & parking near Gjáin
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Gjáin, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.2 km S
Nearest hut
Hólaskógur
All mapped places 4
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.2 km S |
| Parking | 0.9 km W |
| StöngParking | 1.0 km W |
| HólaskógurHut | 3.6 km NE |
Depth of Gjáin
Up to 209 m deep (typically 85 m) along the 6.9 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Gjáin 3D map
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Gjáin terrain and contours
20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Gjáin elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Gjáin weather
Tonight · Partly cloudy · -3°C (27°F) · 0.1 mm · Wind 20 km/h NE
Gjáin forecast for about 368 m.
- Tonight-3°0.1 mm20 km/h NE
- Sat-5°0°–35 km/h N
- Sun-7°-2°–32 km/h N
- Mon-5°-2°0.1 mm15 km/h NE
- Tue-3°1°0.8 mm12 km/h SW
- Wed0°1°12.6 mm30 km/h E
- Thu0°8°32.8 mm35 km/h E
- Fri1°2°12.3 mm27 km/h E
- Sat0°2°2.2 mm9 km/h SW
- Sun-2°0°–14 km/h NE
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 91% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.8% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 480 m low point 119 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 69 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Dwarf Fireweed16
- Eight-petal Mountain-Avens12
- Woolly Willow12
- Sea Thrift11
- Moss Campion10
- Sea Campion10
Where Gjáin sits
- Region
- Southern Region20Iceland45Europe2,143
Nearby places
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-08-20)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)