Skallagrímsgarður
Skallagrímsgarður is a park, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Heiðarhorn stands 1,053 m to the southeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Egill Skallagrímsson reiðir lík Böðvars, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Skallagrímsgarður
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Glanni · 18 mi
- Bird watching · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tungukollur: 3.0 mi
- Hafnarfjall: 3.1 mi
- Miðtindur: 3.3 mi
- Gildalshnúkur: 3.3 mi
- Klausturtunguhóll: 3.4 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 3.9 mi
- Langárfoss: 4.1 mi
- Skuggafoss: 4.5 mi
- Hafnarfoss: 5.3 mi
- Hrafnagilsfoss: 5.9 mi
- Brákin: 0.3 mi
- Sonatorrek: 1.5 mi
- Elínar sæti: 14.9 mi
- sírena: 15.0 mi
- Grásleppukarlar í Kalmansvík: 15.4 mi
- Gamli Sparisjóðurinn: 0.2 mi
- Kaupgangur: 0.3 mi
- Tiny Dwarven Houses: 6.3 mi
- Tröllagarðurinn: 10.7 mi
- Deildartunguhver: 17.4 mi
- Egill Skallagrímsson reiðir lík Böðvars: 0.0 mi
- Skallagrímshaugur: 0.0 mi
- Brákarsund: 0.3 mi
- Airplane C-47 Skytrain crash site: 13.7 mi
- Sjómaðurinn: 16.1 mi
- Einkunnir: 4.3 mi
- Andakíll: 5.4 mi
- Steðji (Staupasteinn): 16.7 mi
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 18.6 mi
- Grábrókargígar: 19.5 mi
- Safnahús Borgarfjarðar: 0.2 mi
- Landnámssetur Íslands: 0.3 mi
- Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands: 5.0 mi
- Hernámssetrið: 12.9 mi
- Byggðarsafnið: 15.6 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Árhver: 18.4 mi
- Skrifla: 20.6 mi
- Krosslaug: 21.4 mi
- Landbrotalaug: 23.4 mi
- Kveldúlfsvöllur: 0.1 mi
- Einkunnir: 4.1 mi
- Yndisgarðurinn á Hvanneyri: 4.8 mi
- Tröllaklettar: 5.9 mi
- Langisandur: 16.0 mi
- Akranesviti: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Skallagrímsgarður. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heiðarhorn | SE 134° | 1,053 m | 6.9 mi |
| Skessuhorn | ESE 117° | 967 m | 7.3 mi |
| Gildalshnúkur | SSE 169° | 844 m | 3.3 mi |
| Hafnarfjall | S 174° | 791 m | 3.1 mi |
| Ytri-Svartitindur | SE 139° | 784 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hróarstindur | SSE 160° | 767 m | 4.1 mi |
| Dagmálafjall | N 353° | 741 m | 17.7 mi |
| Innri-Svartitindur | SE 130° | 726 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:38 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:45 | 22:11 | 00:16 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:28 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:30 | — | 15:23 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
- Nootka Lupine33 obs
- Sea Thrift15 obs
- Sea Sandwort15 obs
- Mother of Thyme15 obs
- common yarrow14 obs
- Alpine Lady's-mantle14 obs
- Black-headed Gull13 obs
- Oysterplant13 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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