Rock towers
Like beehives.
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Hljóðaklettar, the «echo rocks», are a group of volcanic rock formations in Vesturdalur in northeast Iceland, in the northern part of Vatnajökull National Park known as Jökulsárgljúfur, about 38 km east of Húsavík in a straight line. Vesturdalur was the centre of the old Jökulsárgljúfur park, and Hljóðaklettar is one of its highlights. Nearby are the red Rauðhólar hills, coloured by iron oxides, and the horseshoe-shaped Ásbyrgi canyon in the north of the park. The rocks stand on the bank of the glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum. Strange dark rock masses and towers rise from the ground, showing basalt columns twisting and branching in every direction like beehives or huge stone flowers. Birch scrub and grass surround them, and the wide grey river flows nearby. Visitors follow a path among the rocks and take in their strange shapes up close. It combines well with Ásbyrgi and Dettifoss, and the road may close outside summer.
Like beehives.
Red hills nearby.
Jökulsá á Fjöllum.
Vesturdalur, Vatnajökull National Park (Jökulsárgljúfur), Iceland
Mainly in summer.
Ásbyrgi and Dettifoss.