Volcano · Southern Peninsula Region

Þorbjörn

243 m797 ft

Prominence: 197 m647 ft
Isolation: 6.6 km
Tonight: -4°CFog · Wind 18 km/h SE

Þorbjörn is a 243 m (797 ft) volcano in Southern Peninsula Region, Iceland.

All facts

Elevation: 243 m · 797 ft
Nearest higher peak: Fagradalsfjall (385 m)
Region: Southern Peninsula Region, Iceland
Coordinates: 63.8640° N, 22.4408° W

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3D map

Þorbjörn 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Þorbjörn 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

Þorbjörn elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Þorbjörn weather

Tonight · Fog · -4°C (25°F) · Wind 18 km/h SE

Þorbjörn forecast for the summit, about 243 m.

Tonight-4°–18 km/h SE
Sat-3°1°–30 km/h N
Sun-2°1°–24 km/h NW
Mon-2°2°–16 km/h SW
Tue1°3°0.8 mm12 km/h NW
Wed2°5°27.1 mm46 km/h SE
Thu5°8°14.1 mm64 km/h SE
Fri3°5°13.7 mm26 km/h SE
Sat1°3°0.3 mm8 km/h SW
Sun2°3°0.6 mm27 km/h E

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: 95% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

94.8%

Moderate, 15–30°

4.6%

Steep, 30–45°

0.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.7% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 225 m low point -2 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 87.4%Wetland 4.1%Built-up 3.4%Bare rock / sparse 2.8%Water 1.4%Trees 0.6%

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 Þorbjörn summit.

Summit list 4

1Lágafell71 m 1.2 km SW
2Hagafell158 m 1.7 km E
3Sundhnúkur134 m 2.4 km ENE
4Sýlingarfell197 m 2.7 km NE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 118 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Black crowberry36
Alpine sorrel32
Common Eider22
Sea Thrift19
Snow Bunting19
Roseroot16

Where it sits

Where Þorbjörn sits

Ranked in 1

#10 Volcanoes in Iceland

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

ÚlfarsfellPeak · 296 m48 km NE

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

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

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

20 m low This 3D map reads 223 m at the summit; the official height is 243 m.

Why: a 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a sharp summit gets rounded off. The 90 m model misses by 30 m.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	243 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	223 m	-20 m
Copernicus GLO-90	213 m	-30 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 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
Accuracy comparison: 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 · Wikipedia