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Esja

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Elevation
914 m
Tallest summit within 11.7 miles
Hátindur909 m · 1.7 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road3.1 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:41local time
Coordinates
64.2450, -21.6569

Esja rises to 914 m. Hátindur stands 909 m to the east, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunnlaugsskarð, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 3.1 miles off.

Elevation
914 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Esja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HátindurE 92°909 m1.7 mi
KambshornWSW 258°851 m2.9 mi
GunnlaugsskarðSSE 164°843 m1.1 mi
ÞverfellshornWSW 243°840 m1.8 mi
MóskarðshnjúkarE 90°800 m4.2 mi
SkálafellE 93°774 m5.8 mi
EsjuhornNE 53°755 m3.5 mi
SkálafellsöxlE 97°753 m5.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Historic sites
Attractions: 58
Museums: 41
Hot springs: 3
Beaches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:3819:41
June solstice02:5222:0700:06
September equinox07:1018:2819:31
December solstice11:2415:27

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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