Park · Iceland
Rútstún
Rútstún is a park, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Kambshorn stands 851 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Borgir, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 4.0 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates64.10966, -21.91669
- 4.0 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Kona á bæn: 0.3 mi
- Kópur: 0.5 mi
- Upphaf: 0.8 mi
- Bjargfesta: 1.2 mi
- Hönnun: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Kópavogsfundurinn: 0.5 mi
- Wegener-stöpullinn: 0.6 mi
- Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson: 0.9 mi
- Minningaöldur sjómannadagsins: 1.1 mi
- Minnismerki óþekkta sjómanninn: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Nónhæð: 1.1 mi
- Öskjuhlíð: 1.4 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 1.6 mi
- Smalaholt: 2.4 mi
- Laugarás: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 55
- Búrfoss: 2.3 mi
- Ullarfoss: 2.4 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 2.5 mi
- Skáfossar: 2.8 mi
- Stórifoss: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 53
- Leikskólalundur: 1.0 mi
- Sky Lagoon: 1.0 mi
- Eldfjallasýning: 1.3 mi
- Íshellir: 1.3 mi
- Loftlagsbreytingar: 1.3 mi
Museums: 42
- Gerðarsafn: 0.3 mi
- Náttúrufræðistofa Kópavogs: 0.3 mi
- Þjóðminjasafn Íslands - varðveisla: 0.6 mi
- Hönnunarsafn Íslands: 1.4 mi
- Kjarvalsstaðir: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Parks: 39
- Geislagarðurinn: 0.4 mi
- Hlíðargarður: 0.5 mi
- Hermannslundur: 0.9 mi
- Fossvogsdalur: 1.5 mi
- Garðaflöt: 1.6 mi
Springs: 25
- Skátalaug: 14.7 mi
- Hot spring: 18.1 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.3 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.3 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Gálgaklettar: 1.9 mi
- Virkið: 4.0 mi
- Langahlíð: 10.1 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 11.6 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 5
- Rósagarðurinn: 2.1 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 2.2 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 3.7 mi
- Mislundur: 4.0 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 4.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 3.6 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Langisandur: 14.8 mi
- Þorli: 23.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hverahild: 18.7 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Rútstún. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kambshorn | NNE 30° | 851 m | 10.1 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | NE 44° | 843 m | 11.6 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NE 36° | 840 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hvirfill | SSE 160° | 621 m | 11.0 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | SE 134° | 602 m | 10.8 mi |
| Drottning | SE 133° | 516 m | 11.2 mi |
| Arnarhamar | NNE 17° | 486 m | 10.7 mi |
| Þverfell | NE 35° | 479 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:57 | 22:07 | 00:04 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:29 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:31 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
- Nootka Lupine111 obs
- Redwing96 obs
- Greylag Goose53 obs
- European Rabbit49 obs
- Common Eider35 obs
- common yarrow34 obs
- Eurasian Blackbird32 obs
- creeping thistle29 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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