Shield volcano · Northeastern Region

Trölladyngja

1,468 m4,816 ft

Prominence: 445 m1,461 ft
Isolation: 19 km
Tonight: -16°CFair · Wind 13 km/h SE

Trölladyngja is a 1,468 m (4,816 ft) shield volcano in Northeastern Region, Iceland.

All facts

Elevation: 1,468 m · 4,816 ft
Nearest higher peak: Askja (1,516 m)
Region: Northeastern Region, Iceland
Coordinates: 64.8924° N, 17.2536° W

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3D map

Trölladyngja 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6 × 6 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Trölladyngja 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.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the summit

Trölladyngja elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Trölladyngja weather

Tonight · Fair · -16°C (3°F) · Wind 13 km/h SE

Trölladyngja forecast for the summit, about 1,468 m.

Tonight-16°–13 km/h SE
Sat-16°-10°0.2 mm14 km/h E
Sun-9°-9°19.1 mm22 km/h W
Mon-12°-7°3.3 mm20 km/h W
Tue-7°-6°11.9 mm15 km/h W
Wed-8°-7°2.3 mm21 km/h E
Thu-4°0°29.4 mm40 km/h S
Fri-8°-3°0.1 mm33 km/h S
Sat-7°-5°5.4 mm15 km/h SE
Sun-11°-7°–8 km/h S

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.

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

99.5%

Moderate, 15–30°

0.5%

Steep, 30–45°

0.0%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.0% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 464 m low point 1,000 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Bare rock / sparse 88.9%Snow & ice 11.1%

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

Where it sits

Where Trölladyngja sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

NámaskarðPass · 410 m86 km NNE

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGTrölladyngja satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-18.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,464 m at the summit; the official height is 1,468 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,468 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,464 m	-4 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,458 m	-10 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 2026-08-18)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia