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Hestur

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Elevation
854 m
Tallest summit within 13.7 miles
Botna-Skyrtunna988 m · 3.2 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road27.9 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:44local time
Coordinates
64.9188, -22.4590

Hestur rises to 854 m. Botna-Skyrtunna stands 988 m to the west, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Svörtufell, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 28 miles off.

The record
Elevation
854 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Hestur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Botna-SkyrtunnaW 277°988 m3.2 mi
LjósufjöllW 264°988 m3.3 mi
SkyrtunnaSW 218°956 m1.2 mi
HreggnasiW 275°947 m5.8 mi
RauðakúlaW 268°917 m6.3 mi
GeirshnúkurE 91°895 m13.6 mi
SvörtufellS 183°880 m1.1 mi
TröllakirkjaSE 129°862 m10.7 mi
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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 12
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 4
Attractions: 2
Hot springs: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3218:3919:44
June solstice02:3422:1700:30
September equinox07:1318:2919:34
December solstice11:40—15:18

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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