Bolafjall
A platform hung over a 630 metre cliff above Bolungarvik, on ground that was a cold war radar station.
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Bolafjall is the flat-topped mountain above Bolungarvik, ending in a cliff of about 630 metres straight into the sea, and the platform built out over that edge - opened in 2022 - lets visitors stand beyond the rock with the drop below and the whole of Isafjardardjup and the Hornstrandir peninsula in front. On a clear day the view runs to Greenland's direction across open water. The summit carries a radar station built during the cold war as part of the NATO early warning chain, still in place, which is the reason there is a road up a mountain of this shape at all.
What you actually see
- A platform over a 630 metre cliff - built out beyond the edge in 2022.
- Isafjardardjup and Hornstrandir - the whole north-west laid out.
- A cold war radar station - the reason the road exists.
- Open Arctic water - nothing between the cliff and the north.
When to go
June to September; the road is snowbound much of the year. Two hours.
Honest expectations
The road up is steep gravel with drops and is not for nervous drivers or low cars. Cloud sits on the summit often and there is nothing to see then. Wind at the platform is severe. No facilities at the top.
Nearby
Bolungarvik and Osvor are below; Isafjordur is through the tunnel.
What to pack for Bolafjall
Chosen from what this place is for. Tap a kit for the full checklist.
Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
