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Vikrafell · 520 m · 3.6 km NW
Lake · Western Region

Hreðavatn

48 m157 ft
Max depth
20 m
Tonight
-5°CClear · Wind 10 km/h N

Hreðavatn is a lake at 48 m above sea level in Western Region, Iceland.

All facts
Surface elevation
48 m
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3D map

Hreðavatn 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 4 × 4 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Hreðavatn 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 centre

Hreðavatn elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.
Weather

Hreðavatn weather

Tonight · Clear · -5°C (23°F) · Wind 10 km/h N

Hreðavatn forecast for about 48 m.

  • Tonight-5°–10 km/h N
  • Sat-5°1°–21 km/h N
  • Sun-8°-2°–8 km/h N
  • Mon-2°1°0.3 mm10 km/h SE
  • Tue-1°1°3.8 mm4 km/h NW
  • Wed1°2°18.6 mm25 km/h SE
  • Thu2°9°17.7 mm23 km/h S
  • Fri2°3°5.5 mm15 km/h E
  • Sat0°4°0.8 mm15 km/h S
  • Sun0°1°–5 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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Hreðavatn

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

All mapped places 4
PlaceDistance
Parking0.4 km W
Parking0.5 km NW
Parking1.9 km E
VarmalandCampsite7.0 km S
Slope

Slope

Share of the 4 × 4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 85% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
85.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
13.8%
Steep, 30–45°
0.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.9% of the 16 km² view
Relief in view
271 m low point 24 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 43.3%Shrubland 27.7%Moss & lichen 13.7%Water 6.8%Trees 6.7%Cropland 0.8%Bare rock / sparse 0.5%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 2 km; 56 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Downy Birch12
  • Bearberry11
  • Stone Bramble9
  • Wood crane's-bill8
  • Bog bilberry7
  • Black crowberry7
Where it sits

Where Hreðavatn sits

Region
Western Region5Iceland45Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

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

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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)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia