Viewpoint
Mývatn
A shallow lake with a crater landscape around it; in summer be ready for clouds of midges.
- Region
- Northeast
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
- Entry
- Free
- Season
- All year
Practical information
- Kind
- Viewpoint
- Road
- Paved
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Nearest town
- Húsavík · 51 km
- Reykjavík
- 284 km (as the crow flies)
- Coordinates
- 65.6000, -17.0000
- On the map
- Open location
Before you go
- In June–July the midge clouds are a nuisance; head nets are sold locally.