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Rósagarðurinn

Rósagarðurinn from directly overhead

Rósagarðurinn is a garden, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Esja stands 914 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Minnisvarði um Ólaf Kárason, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.11502, -21.84845

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Minnisvarði um Ólaf Kárason: 0.2 mi
  • Sólarauga: 0.5 mi
  • Undir friðar og landnámssól: 0.7 mi
  • Merki Reykjavíkurborgar: 0.8 mi
  • Mynd: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Dofri: 0.5 mi
  • Borholuhús: 0.5 mi
  • Leikskólalundur: 1.2 mi
  • Hestar: 1.8 mi
  • Búskapardýr: 1.8 mi
Peaks
  • Hvarfshólar: 1.0 mi
  • Hnoðraholt: 1.7 mi
  • Nónhæð: 1.8 mi
  • Vatnsendahæð: 1.9 mi
  • Laugarás: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 59
  • Ullarfoss: 0.4 mi
  • Búrfoss: 0.4 mi
  • Sjávarfoss: 0.7 mi
  • Skáfossar: 0.7 mi
  • Stórifoss: 0.7 mi
Museums: 41
Parks: 40
  • Lottutún: 0.4 mi
  • Fossvogsdalur: 0.7 mi
  • Seljabotnar: 0.9 mi
  • Garðaflöt: 1.0 mi
  • Grundargerðisgarður: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 39
  • Álfhóll: 0.7 mi
  • Víghólar: 1.1 mi
  • Háubakkar: 1.1 mi
  • Hádegishólar: 1.5 mi
  • Fossvogsbakkar: 1.9 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Virkið: 3.3 mi
  • Gálgaklettar: 4.0 mi
  • Langahlíð: 10.1 mi
  • Þórishamar: 11.5 mi
  • Innristapi: 12.9 mi
Springs: 25
  • Skátalaug: 15.7 mi
  • Hot spring: 16.2 mi
  • Mud Pot: 17.3 mi
  • Mud Pot: 17.4 mi
  • Mud Pot: 17.4 mi
Gardens: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 3.8 mi
  • Hjallaflatir: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Langisandur: 15.2 mi
  • Þorli: 22.3 mi
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Rósagarðurinn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EsjaNNE 33°914 m10.7 mi
KambshornNNE 19°851 m8.9 mi
GunnlaugsskarðNE 37°843 m10.0 mi
ÞverfellshornNNE 27°840 m9.1 mi
VífilsfellESE 121°655 m10.3 mi
HvirfillS 171°621 m10.8 mi
Stóra-KóngsfellSE 144°602 m9.7 mi
DrottningSE 142°516 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5622:0700:03
September equinox07:1018:2919:32
December solstice11:22—15:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Wildlife nearby
  • Greylag Goose70 obs
  • Redwing70 obs
  • Eurasian Blackbird42 obs
  • Nootka Lupine36 obs
  • European Starling34 obs
  • Redpoll34 obs
  • Mallard33 obs
  • Common Raven28 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1390715395

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