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Hestfjall

Hestfjall, seen from above at true elevation

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

Overlooks nearby

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
Springs: 27
  • Reykholtshver: 12.8 mi
  • Hrunalaug: 14.8 mi
  • Mud Pot: 14.8 mi
  • hot spring: 15.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Kerið: 6.7 mi
  • Bæjargjá: 18.5 mi
  • Gildruholtsgjá: 19.0 mi
  • Hlíðargjá: 20.4 mi
  • Kræklugjá: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 12
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
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guðmundarlundur: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Þorli: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Hestfjall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
RauðafellN 8°924 m21.3 mi
SkefilfjöllN 349°897 m20.1 mi
KlukkutindarN 353°880 m20.5 mi
KálfstindarNNW 344°877 m17.7 mi
SkeggiWNW 284°815 m20.2 mi
MiðdalsfjallN 1°769 m20.3 mi
NesjaskyggnirWNW 284°767 m19.4 mi
HrafnabjörgNNW 337°763 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:3419:37
June solstice02:5422:0123:56
September equinox07:0618:2419:27
December solstice11:16—15:27

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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