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Hestur

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Elevation
788 m
Tallest summit within 11.0 miles
Baula934 m · 9.2 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road10.9 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:41local time
Coordinates
64.9241, -21.6999

Hestur rises to 788 m. Baula stands 934 m to the southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hrútaborg, a peak 1.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 11 miles off.

Elevation
788 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Hestur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BaulaSE 124°934 m9.2 mi
TröllakirkjaSW 226°932 m5.1 mi
SmjörhnúkurSW 229°907 m6.4 mi
GeirshnúkurW 266°895 m8.7 mi
HrútaborgSSW 198°861 m1.7 mi
GrafartindarE 80°850 m6.9 mi
Litla BaulaESE 110°840 m9.5 mi
KerlingarnefENE 63°838 m9.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 45
Attractions: 10
Hot springs: 4
Museums: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:3619:41
June solstice02:3122:1400:28
September equinox07:1018:2619:31
December solstice11:3715:15

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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