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Saxhóll can be seen from the road.
The dirt road to the parking area.
Information sign at the trailhead.
Stairs leading up the crater.
Looking back down the stairs.
A second crater that was mined.
Reaching the top of the steps.
Looking inside the crater.
Visitors reaching the top of the stairs.
Enjoying the view from the summit.
The entire crater of Saxhóll.
Information about the surrounding landscape.
Inside the rim of the crater.
Looking out to the ocean.
The hardened landscape.
Snæfellsjökull is behind the clouds.