Mountain · Capital Region

Úlfarsfell

296 m971 ft

Prominence: 216 m709 ft
Isolation: 4.9 km
Tonight: -5°CFog · Wind 14 km/h E

Úlfarsfell is a 296 m (971 ft) mountain in Capital Region, Iceland.

All facts

Elevation: 296 m · 971 ft
Nearest higher peak: Grímannsfell (482 m)
Region: Capital Region, Iceland
Coordinates: 64.1468° N, 21.7103° W

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3D map

Úlfarsfell 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Úlfarsfell 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

Úlfarsfell elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Úlfarsfell weather

Tonight · Fog · -5°C (23°F) · Wind 14 km/h E

Úlfarsfell forecast for the summit, about 296 m.

Tonight-5°–14 km/h E
Sat-4°1°–14 km/h NW
Sun-4°0°–17 km/h NW
Mon-4°0°0.1 mm14 km/h S
Tue0°1°0.5 mm12 km/h NW
Wed0°3°46.7 mm37 km/h SE
Thu2°8°25.8 mm48 km/h SE
Fri1°3°10.2 mm24 km/h E
Sat-2°3°–5 km/h SE
Sun0°0°0.1 mm18 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, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Úlfarsfell

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

Nearest parking
1.4 km SSW
+2 more within 1.5 km
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Nearest campsite
Camper Resort Reykjavík
4.8 km W · +2 more within 8.0 km
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Nearest trailhead
7.1 km N
+1 more within 7.3 km
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All mapped places 8

Place	Distance
Parking	1.4 km SSW
Parking	1.4 km NNW
Parking	1.5 km SW
Camper Resort ReykjavíkCampsite	4.8 km W
MosskógarCampsite	5.8 km NE
Trailhead	7.1 km N
Trailhead	7.3 km N
Tjaldsvæði í LaugardalCampsite	8.0 km W

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 94% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

94.1%

Moderate, 15–30°

5.2%

Steep, 30–45°

0.7%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.7% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 292 m low point 0 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 66.0%Built-up 9.8%Water 8.7%Trees 7.1%Shrubland 3.8%Cropland 3.7%Bare rock / sparse 0.7%

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 Úlfarsfell summit.

Summit list 3

1Hákinn280 m 0.5 km WNW
2Lágafell116 m 1.8 km N
3Lali245 m 2.9 km ESE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 136 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Nootka Lupine19
Atlantic Rock Crab12
Black crowberry10
Eight-petal Mountain-Avens9
Meadowsweet7
Greylag Goose6

Where it sits

Where Úlfarsfell sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

KeilirPeak · 378 m32 km SW

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGÚlfarsfell 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?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 292 m at the summit; the official height is 296 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	296 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	292 m	-4 m
Copernicus GLO-90	283 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 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, 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

Úlfarsfell

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

Nearest trailhead

Data sources