Volcano · Southern Region

Helgafell

227 m745 ft

Prominence: 196 m642 ft
Isolation: 2.3 km
Tonight: 1°CSleet · Wind 22 km/h NE

Helgafell is a 227 m (745 ft) volcano in Southern Region, Iceland.

All facts

Elevation: 227 m · 745 ft
Nearest higher peak: Heimaklettur (283 m)
Region: Southern Region, Iceland
Coordinates: 63.4287° N, 20.2597° W

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Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Helgafell

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

Nearest parking
0.4 km SE
+2 more within 0.6 km
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Nearest campsite
Herjólfsdalur
2.4 km NW
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Nearest hut
Suðurey Lodge
5.2 km SW · +1 more within 6.1 km
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All mapped places 6

Place	Distance
Parking	0.4 km SE
Parking	0.4 km NNE
Parking	0.6 km SW
HerjólfsdalurCampsite	2.4 km NW
Suðurey LodgeHut	5.2 km SW
Hut	6.1 km NE

3D map

Helgafell 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Helgafell terrain and contours

10 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 50 mShowing west → east through the summit

Helgafell elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Helgafell weather

Tonight · Sleet · 1°C (34°F) · 3.4 mm · Wind 22 km/h NE

Helgafell forecast for the summit, about 227 m.

Tonight1°3.4 mm22 km/h NE
Sat1°3°0.7 mm41 km/h NW
Sun1°2°–40 km/h NW
Mon1°2°–29 km/h N
Tue3°5°2.2 mm42 km/h NW
Wed6°7°20.1 mm52 km/h SE
Thu7°8°18.1 mm67 km/h SE
Fri6°7°18.4 mm53 km/h E
Sat5°6°1.6 mm21 km/h NW
Sun5°6°0.4 mm30 km/h SE

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, 23:18 UTC.

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 90% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

89.7%

Moderate, 15–30°

6.2%

Steep, 30–45°

2.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.4%

Steeper than 30°: 4.2% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 260 m low point -2 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Water 64.7%Grassland 23.7%Bare rock / sparse 4.0%Trees 3.7%Built-up 3.4%

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

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Helgafell summit.

Summit list 6

1Eldfell200 m 0.7 km ENE
2Sæfjall188 m 1.1 km SSW
3Heimaklettur283 m 2.4 km N
4Stóraklif226 m 2.6 km NNW
5Blátindur273 m 2.8 km WNW
6Ystiklettur209 m 2.8 km NNE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 220 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Atlantic Puffin242
Nootka Lupine132
Sea Campion104
Eurasian Oystercatcher98
Northern Fulmar91
Roseroot79

Where it sits

Where Helgafell sits

Ranked in 1

#11 Volcanoes in Iceland

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

BrennisteinsaldaPeak · 881 m84 km NE

Downloads

Helgafell downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGHelgafell satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2025-09-19.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 221 m at the summit; the official height is 227 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	227 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	221 m	-6 m
Copernicus GLO-90	214 m	-13 m

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 2025 (scene 2025-09-19)
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
Accuracy comparison, 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)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Helgafell

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Nearest hut

West → east through the summit

Data sources