Volcanoes of Iceland

Snaefell, Iceland

Stratovolcano · 1,833 m (6,014 ft) · Iceland-NE

Snaefell is a stratovolcano in Iceland, 1,833 m (6,014 ft) high. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Snaefell on the map

Snaefell and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

  • Since 1964
  • 1900 to 1963
  • 1800s
  • AD 1 to 1799
  • Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,833 m (6,014 ft)
Country
Iceland
Region
Iceland-NE
Summit
64.798° N, 15.560° W
Last known eruption
Unknown
Holocene activity known from
Holocene
Smithsonian volcano number
374801

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near SnaefellVolcanic ash advisories on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.