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Esja

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Elevation
1,661 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Hvannadalshnúkur2,110 m · 18.8 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road16.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
23:46local time
Coordinates
64.2729, -16.4881

Esja rises to 1,661 m. Hvannadalshnúkur stands 2,110 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lyngbrekkutindur, a peak 4.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 16 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.

Elevation
1661 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Esja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HvannadalshnúkurSSW 198°2,110 m18.8 mi
SveinstindurSSW 192°2,059 m18.6 mi
DyrhamarSSW 199°1,917 m19.4 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - hátindurSSW 207°1,877 m17.2 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - miðtindurSSW 206°1,861 m17.4 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - suðurtindurSSW 206°1,860 m17.6 mi
Vestari hnappurSSW 192°1,849 m21.0 mi
ÞuríðartindurSSW 199°1,741 m14.0 mi

Overlooks nearby

79 named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 11
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:1719:20
June solstice02:3121:4723:46
September equinox06:4918:0719:10
December solstice11:0315:06

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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