List of plateaus and mountain passes in Iceland

Sprengisandur

Here is a list of the most important plateaus (Heiði) and mountain passes in Iceland , sorted by altitude.

Name of the plateau / Heiði	height	Name of the pass summit	Part of the country
Sprengisandur	826 m	at Jökuldal	Icelandic highlands
Kaldidalur	727 m	on the leg wrinkle	Icelandic highlands
Oddsskarð	702 m	at the tunnel	Austurland
Fjallabak syðri	700 m	at Grænafjall	Icelandic highlands
Kjölur	672 m		Icelandic highlands
Hellisheiði eystri	655 m		Austurland
Fjallabak nyrðri	652 m	Frostastaðaháls	Icelandic highlands
Fjarðarheiði	620 m		Austurland
Möðrudalsöræfi	600 m		Icelandic highlands
Arnarvatnsheiði	about 600 m		Vesturland
Hrafnseyrarheiði	552 m		Westfjords
Öxnadalsheiði	540 m	Bakkasel	Norðurland vestra
Öxi	532 m		Austurland
Breiðdalsheiði	470 m		Austurland
Gláma	468 m	Helluskarð	Westfjords
Steingrímsfjarðarheiði	440 m	Sótavörðuhæð	Westfjords
Vatnsskarð ( Hringvegur )	441 m	Saxhöfdi	Norðurland vestra
Vatnsskarð eystra , ( Dyrfjöll )	431 m		Austurland
Mosfellsheiði	410 m	Borgarhólar	Vesturland
Námaskard	410 m		Norðurland eystra
Lágheiði	409 m		Norðurland vestra
Holtavörðuheiði	407 m	Haedarsteinn	Vesturland
Hellisheiði , South West Iceland	374 m	above the ski hut	Southurland
Fróðárheiði , Snæfellsnes	361 m	Rjúpnaborgir	Vesturland
Fagridalur	350 m		Austurland
Mývatnsheiði	335 m		Norðurland eystra
Víkurskarð	325 m		Norðurland eystra
Almannaskard	153 m		Austurland

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