Yndisgarðurinn á Blönduósi
Yndisgarðurinn á Blönduósi is a garden, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Jörundarfell stands 1,038 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fagrihvammur, a park 0.2 miles away. Ring Road runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- On the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Holtsbunga: 2.7 mi
- Hnjúkar: 2.7 mi
- Refsborg: 3.1 mi
- Mýrarkúla: 4.2 mi
- Langadalsfjall: 5.6 mi
- Þrístapar: 11.4 mi
- Þrístapar: 11.4 mi
- Þrístapar: 11.4 mi
- Þrístapar: 11.4 mi
- Þrístapar: 11.4 mi
- Háifoss: 14.1 mi
- Stórhólsfoss: 14.6 mi
- Seltungufoss: 17.3 mi
- Efri-Foss: 21.4 mi
- Neðri-Foss: 21.5 mi
- Hvítserkur: 10.7 mi
- Vatnsdalshólar: 11.3 mi
- Hannesarskjól: 18.9 mi
- Ernan (skipsflak): 20.0 mi
- Skagafjörður: 22.2 mi
- Heimilisiðnaðarsafnið Textile Museum: 0.3 mi
- Spákonuhof: 11.2 mi
- 1238 The Battle of Iceland: 19.0 mi
- Glaumbær: 22.4 mi
- Náttúrugripasafn Skagafjarðar: 24.9 mi
- Fagrihvammur: 0.2 mi
- Kattarauga: 17.5 mi
- Króksbjarg: 21.2 mi
- Grettislaug: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Yndisgarðurinn á Blönduósi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jörundarfell | S 177° | 1,038 m | 13.5 mi |
| Illviðrishnjúkur | ENE 77° | 961 m | 8.0 mi |
| Svarthamrar | SSE 161° | 931 m | 12.8 mi |
| Illviðrishnjúkur | ESE 107° | 900 m | 13.0 mi |
| Vörðufell | S 179° | 882 m | 11.1 mi |
| Grundarkotshnjúkar | ESE 112° | 847 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mosaskarð | S 176° | 823 m | 14.6 mi |
| Syðri-Grjótárbotn | E 96° | 790 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:29 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 01:42 | 22:16 | 01:06 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:19 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 11:48 | — | 14:52 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
- Frog Orchid22 obs
- Greylag Goose20 obs
- Wild Pansy14 obs
- Harlequin Duck10 obs
- Nootka Lupine9 obs
- Black-headed Gull9 obs
- Common Redshank8 obs
- Red-breasted Merganser8 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/788066250
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