Dynjandisheiði () is a mountain pass in the Westfjords region of Iceland that runs between Arnarfjörður and Barðaströnd. The road over the pass has a maximum elevation of . The road was built over the pass in 1959 and wa
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Dynjandisheiði () is a mountain pass in the Westfjords region of Iceland that runs between Arnarfjörður and Barðaströnd. The road over the pass has a maximum elevation of . The road was built over the pass in 1959 and was the first car-accessible road to Ísafjörður and the first connection between Ísafjörður and Barðaströnd. The pass is flat and snowy compared to the region as a whole.
Proposed infrastructure
The Icelandic Road Administration has plans for a tunnel under Dynjandisheiði that would be in length. There have also been proposals to build a second road over the pass.
