Snæfellsjökull

{{Infobox mountain | name = Snæfellsjökull | photo = Snæfellsjökull in the Morning (7622876302) (cropped).jpg | photo_caption = Snæfellsjökull in the morning | elevation_m = 1446 | elevation_ref = | prominence = >1,200 m | map = Iceland | map_caption = | map_size = 200 | label_position = right | location = Snæfellsnes peninsula, western Iceland | range = | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = Stratovolcano | age = | last_eruption = 200 CE | first_ascent = | easiest_route = | map_image = {{maplink|plain=yes|frame=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=280|frame-height=350|frame-long=-22.8|frame-lat=64.5|zoom=7|raw=[,{ "type": "Feature", "properties": { "marker-size": "small", "marker-color": "#ff0000", "marker-symbol": "volcano", "title": "Snæfellsjökull" }, "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates":[-23.783333, 64.8]} }]|text=}} | map_image_caption = Approximate map of central volcanoes and their fissure fields (paler shading) in the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt:Mouse over is enabled on clicking the map which also shows the location of some features (yellow) mentioned in the article text. }} Snæfellsjökull (, snow-fell glacier) is a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland. It is situated on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Sometimes it may be seen from the city of Reykjavík over Faxa Bay, at a distance of .

The mountain is one of the most famous sites of Iceland, primarily due to the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) by Jules Verne, in which the protagonists find the entrance to a passage leading to the center of the Earth on Snæfellsjökull.