Peak · Iceland
Hestfjall
Hestfjall rises to 371 m. Rauðafell stands 924 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Guðmundarlundur, a picnic site 4.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 4.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 371 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.01834, -20.67046
- 4.7 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Urriðafoss · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Vörðufell: 5.7 mi
- Gíslholtsfjall: 6.6 mi
- Kerið: 6.7 mi
- Selfjall: 7.6 mi
- Mosfell: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 30
- Skálholtskirkja: 8.6 mi
- Gestastofa: 8.6 mi
- Torf: 11.8 mi
- Sólhestar: 13.1 mi
- Laugarvatn Fontana: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Kerið: 6.7 mi
- Bæjargjá: 18.5 mi
- Gildruholtsgjá: 19.0 mi
- Hlíðargjá: 20.4 mi
- Kræklugjá: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Urriðafoss: 6.5 mi
- Árnesflúðir: 7.9 mi
- Krókadælarflúð: 8.6 mi
- Hestafoss: 10.2 mi
- Búðafoss: 12.1 mi
Museums: 14
- Fischersetur: 11.4 mi
- Orkusýning: 11.5 mi
- Listasafn Árnesinga: 15.7 mi
- Rjómabúið á Baugsstöðum: 16.0 mi
- Draugasetrið: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Kringla: 5.4 mi
- Fornleifasvæði: 8.6 mi
- Jón Arason memorial: 8.8 mi
- Hljómkviða Árinnar: 10.6 mi
- Ásasel: 17.3 mi
Hot springs: 12
- Hrunalaug: 14.8 mi
- Hverahild: 20.4 mi
- Þvottahver: 23.0 mi
- Sóði: 23.0 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 23.0 mi
Parks: 6
- Yndisskógur: 5.1 mi
- Tryggvagarður: 11.4 mi
- Sigtúnsgarður: 11.6 mi
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 13.1 mi
- Skrúðgarðurinn: 15.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Reykholtshver: 12.8 mi
- Hrunalaug: 14.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 14.8 mi
- Martinslaug: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Jónas Jónsson: 13.8 mi
- Björgunarsveitin Björg: 18.2 mi
- chair: 19.6 mi
- Karlsminni: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Guðmundarlundur: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Þorli: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Hestfjall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rauðafell | N 8° | 924 m | 21.3 mi |
| Skefilfjöll | N 349° | 897 m | 20.1 mi |
| Klukkutindar | N 353° | 880 m | 20.5 mi |
| Kálfstindar | NNW 344° | 877 m | 17.7 mi |
| Skeggi | WNW 284° | 815 m | 20.2 mi |
| Miðdalsfjall | N 1° | 769 m | 20.3 mi |
| Nesjaskyggnir | WNW 284° | 767 m | 19.4 mi |
| Hrafnabjörg | NNW 337° | 763 m | 19.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:34 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 02:54 | 22:01 | 23:56 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:24 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 11:16 | — | 15:27 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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