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.
Gunung ini merupakan salah satu tempat terkenal di Islandia, pernah muncul dalam novel Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) oleh Jules Verne, dimana tokoh utama menemukan pintu masuk menuju pusat bumi melalui Snæfellsjökull.