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Hestur

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Elevation
1,207 m
Tallest summit within 11.7 miles
Kerling1,536 m · 5.3 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road8.8 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:28local time
Coordinates
65.4822, -18.2909

Hestur rises to 1,207 m. Kerling stands 1,536 m to the north-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Möðrufellsfjall, a peak 2.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 8.8 miles off.

Elevation
1207 m

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KerlingNNE 12°1,536 m5.3 mi
TröllafjallN 349°1,483 m7.9 mi
KistaN 356°1,474 m10.7 mi
StrýtaN 358°1,456 m11.2 mi
TröllafjallNNW 349°1,454 m8.8 mi
TröllahyrnaNNW 348°1,430 m7.2 mi
HrosshnjúkurN 351°1,430 m9.5 mi
StóristallurNNW 336°1,425 m4.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 2
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:2119:28
June solstice01:5022:0600:41
September equinox06:5618:1219:18
December solstice11:3514:49

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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