Bláfell · 1,204 m · 28 km NE

Southern Region

Haukadalur

Floor92 m302 ft

Depth: 103 m
Rim: 207 m
Length: 4.6 km
Tonight: -3°CCloudy · Wind 15 km/h NE

Haukadalur is up to 103 m deep: the rim reaches 207 m and the floor 92 m, along 4.6 km.

All facts

Floor: 92 m

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Depth

Depth of Haukadalur

Up to 103 m deep (typically 93 m) along the 4.6 km in view.

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Haukadalur 3D map

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Surface

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Topographic map

Haukadalur terrain and contours

25 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.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Haukadalur elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Haukadalur weather

Tonight · Cloudy · -3°C (27°F) · Wind 15 km/h NE

Haukadalur forecast for about 207 m.

Tonight-3°–15 km/h NE
Sat-7°1°–15 km/h NE
Sun-7°-2°–11 km/h NW
Mon-6°-2°0.1 mm8 km/h N
Tue-3°0°0.7 mm8 km/h SW
Wed1°1°21.9 mm25 km/h E
Thu2°8°23.3 mm35 km/h SE
Fri1°2°15.5 mm18 km/h E
Sat-1°3°1.1 mm5 km/h SW
Sun-2°-1°–8 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.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Haukadalur

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Haukadalur, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest campsite
Tjaldsvæðið við Geysi
0.4 km SE · +1 more within 3.9 km
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Nearest parking
0.6 km SE
+2 more within 0.8 km
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All mapped places 5

Place	Distance
Tjaldsvæðið við GeysiCampsite	0.4 km SE
Parking	0.6 km SE
Parking	0.7 km SE
Parking	0.8 km ESE
SkjólCampsite	3.9 km E

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 93% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

93.3%

Moderate, 15–30°

6.0%

Steep, 30–45°

0.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.7% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view: 634 m low point 85 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 69.0%Moss & lichen 14.6%Cropland 4.5%Shrubland 4.3%Trees 3.9%Bare rock / sparse 1.6%Wetland 1.3%Water 0.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Haukadalur.

Summit list 3

1Kista652 m 2.9 km W
2Stórhóll618 m 3.2 km W
3Bjarnarfell724 m 3.6 km W

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 150 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Nootka Lupine254
Marsh grass-of-Parnassus126
Common selfheal71
Downy Birch71
Redwing66
Leafy Northern Green Orchid57

Where it sits

Where Haukadalur sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

ÞingvallavatnLake · 100 m44 km WSW

Downloads

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Print & wall

JPGHaukadalur satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-09-08.

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-08)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
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Haukadalur

West → east through the centre

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