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Klambratún

Klambratún from directly overhead

Klambratún is a park, at a modelled elevation of 87 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Reykjavíkurvarðan, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 3.9 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates64.13662, -21.91465

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Reykjavíkurvarðan: 0.1 mi
  • Þorsteinn Erlingsson: 0.1 mi
  • Asni: 0.4 mi
  • Klyfjahestur: 0.4 mi
  • Howitzer Hill: 0.5 mi
Artworks
  • Minnismerki um Nínu Tryggvadóttur: 0.1 mi
  • Járnsmiðurinn: 0.3 mi
  • Saltfiskstöflun: 0.4 mi
  • Mentor: 0.5 mi
  • Preasens historicum: 0.5 mi
Peaks
  • Öskjuhlíð: 0.5 mi
  • Laugarás: 1.5 mi
  • Nónhæð: 2.8 mi
  • Hnoðraholt: 3.1 mi
  • Hvarfshólar: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 58
  • Búrfoss: 2.3 mi
  • Sjávarfoss: 2.4 mi
  • Ullarfoss: 2.6 mi
  • Skáfossar: 3.0 mi
  • Stórifoss: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Perlan: 0.5 mi
  • Loftlagsbreytingar: 0.5 mi
  • Íshellir: 0.5 mi
  • Eldfjallasýning: 0.5 mi
  • Reykjavik Excursions: 0.6 mi
Museums: 41
Nature reserves: 39
  • Fossvogsbakkar: 1.2 mi
  • Laugarás: 1.5 mi
  • Borgir: 1.7 mi
  • Víghólar: 2.0 mi
  • Háubakkar: 2.1 mi
Parks: 38
  • Bringan: 0.3 mi
  • Skúlagarður: 0.5 mi
  • Einarsgarður: 0.5 mi
  • Höggmyndagarðurinn: 0.6 mi
  • Frakkland: 0.6 mi
Springs: 25
  • Skátalaug: 16.5 mi
  • Hot spring: 18.4 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.4 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.5 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Virkið: 2.4 mi
  • Gálgaklettar: 3.3 mi
  • Langahlíð: 11.9 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 13.4 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 5.4 mi
  • Hjallaflatir: 6.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Langisandur: 13.1 mi
  • Þorli: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Klambratún. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EsjaNE 46°914 m10.8 mi
HátindurNE 52°909 m12.0 mi
KambshornNE 36°851 m8.5 mi
GunnlaugsskarðNE 51°843 m10.3 mi
ÞverfellshornNE 43°840 m9.0 mi
Stóra-KóngsfellSE 141°602 m12.1 mi
MelahnúkurNNE 23°537 m10.9 mi
DrottningSE 139°516 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5622:0700:04
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:23—15:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

  • Whooper Swan749 obs
  • Greylag Goose712 obs
  • Black-headed Gull649 obs
  • Mallard588 obs
  • Tufted Duck509 obs
  • Redwing483 obs
  • European Starling479 obs
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull478 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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/13253293

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