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# Hljóðaklettar
- URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/photos/hljodaklettar/
- Published: 2018-07-14T06:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-04T11:00:04.000Z
- Description: Hljóðaklettar is an area of bizarre looking basalt formations near Jokulsargljufur in Iceland's Vatnajökull National Park.
- Author: Ivar Hagendoorn
- Tags: Photography

Hljóðaklettar is an area of bizarre looking basalt formations near Jokulsargljufur in the Vatnajökull National Park. It's an amazing area and I'm glad I made the (long) detour from Lake Myvatn via Husavik to get there. I could have taken the 862 but I didn't want to take any risks with my rental VW Golf.

![Close-up of some basalt columns in Hljóðaklettar, Iceland](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/hljodaklettar-1.jpg)

Close-up of some basalt columns in Hljóðaklettar, Iceland

A close-up of basalt columns in Hljóðaklettar. After reading about the area I was hoping to take some photos like this and I was glad I was able to do so.

![Hljóðaklettar](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/hljodaklettar-2.jpg)

One of several basalt formations in the area around Hljóðaklettar

![Rauðhólar, Iceland](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/hljodaklettar-3.jpg)

The Rauðhólar or "red hills" are remnants of a cluster of pseudocraters just north of Hljóðaklettar

![Rauðhólar](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/hljodaklettar-4.jpg)

The Rauðhólar or "red hills" are remnants of a cluster of pseudocraters just north of Hljóðaklettar

![Hljóðaklettar](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/hljodaklettar-5.jpg)

A basalt cave in the area around Hljóðaklettar

![Close-up of some basalt columns in Hljóðaklettar, Iceland](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/hljodaklettar-6.jpg)

Another close-up of basalt columns in Hljóðaklettar

![Hljóðaklettar](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/hljodaklettar-7.jpg)

I got all excited seeing these wonderful rock formations

![Hljóðaklettar](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/hljodaklettar-8.jpg)

![Close-up of some basalt columns in Hljóðaklettar, Iceland](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/c4/f7c4338c-1a69-4369-8416-8d74c9880bb6/content/images/2019/09/hljodaklettar-9.jpg)

Another close-up of some basalt columns in Hljóðaklettar

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