Stokksnes

Stokksnes is a headland at the southeastern coast of Iceland where a broad black-sand beach sweeps toward the dramatic Vestrahorn mountain, its jagged peaks rising directly from the coastal plain. The mountain's multiple summits reflect in tidal pools along the beach during calm weather, and the scene is particularly striking in the saturated light of summer midnight or early morning. Access is via a small fee road managed by a local farm.