Námaskarð
- Connects
- Reykjahlíð – Hverir
- Tonight
- -9°CFair · Wind 5 km/h S
Námaskarð is a mountain pass at 419 m in Northeastern Region, Iceland. It links Reykjahlíð and Hverir.
All facts
- Saddle
- 419 m
- Lowest point
- 306 m / 356 m
Námaskarð: the climb from each side
Crossed by: 1 Norðurlandsvegur
Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.
Námaskarð 3D map
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Námaskarð 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.
Námaskarð elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Námaskarð weather
Tonight · Fair · -9°C (16°F) · Wind 5 km/h S
Námaskarð forecast for about 419 m.
- Tonight-9°–5 km/h S
- Sat-9°-4°0.6 mm22 km/h NW
- Sun-1°-1°21.3 mm25 km/h W
- Mon-1°-1°4.8 mm11 km/h SW
- Tue1°1°7.0 mm9 km/h NW
- Wed-3°1°–22 km/h SE
- Thu4°6°6.3 mm37 km/h SE
- Fri-3°2°–18 km/h SE
- Sat-1°3°1.4 mm13 km/h SE
- Sun-6°0°–6 km/h SW
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 near Námaskarð
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Námaskarð, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.6 km SSW
Nearest campsite
Bjarg
Slope
Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 90% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 1.3% of the 64 km² view
- Relief in view
- 490 m low point 278 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.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 4 km of Námaskarð.
Summit list 6
- 1Dalfjall432 m 0.7 km NNW
- 2Námafjall490 m 0.8 km SSE
- 3Syðri-Námakolla427 m 2.1 km S
- 4Syðraskarð414 m 2.4 km S
- 5Ytri-Heiðarsporðahóll418 m 3.6 km SSE
- 6Hlíðarfjall771 m 3.7 km NNW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 109 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Sea Campion59
- Bearberry34
- Common yarrow33
- Mother of Thyme30
- Rough horsetail27
- Sheep's sorrel19
Where Námaskarð sits
- Region
- Northeastern Region8Iceland45Europe2,143
Nearby places
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Data sources
- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-18)
- 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)