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Hestur

Hestur, seen from above at true elevation

Hestur rises to 551 m. Kaldbakur stands 998 m to the north, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Foli, a peak 0.4 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
551 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.67998, -23.69972

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
  • Foli: 0.4 mi
  • Hvestunúpur: 1.6 mi
  • Þverfell: 2.1 mi
  • Hálfdán: 2.1 mi
  • Eyrarfjall: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Foss: 7.1 mi
  • Svuntufoss: 10.3 mi
  • Bæjarfoss: 14.5 mi
  • Hundafoss: 14.5 mi
  • Hrísvaðsfoss: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 5
  • Melódíur Minninganna: 2.9 mi
  • Skrímslasetrið: 3.0 mi
  • Safn Samúels Jónssonar: 11.1 mi
  • Selárdalur: 11.1 mi
  • Hnjótur: 15.4 mi
Springs: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • Látrabjarg: 22.0 mi
  • Látrabjarg: 24.1 mi
  • Látrabjarg: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Dynjandi í Arnarfirði: 14.2 mi
  • Surtarbrandsgil: 16.6 mi
Hot springs: 2
Attractions: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Skrúður: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hestur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaldbakurN 7°998 m9.8 mi
SkálarfjallNNW 348°810 m14.9 mi
BotnshnúkurE 86°750 m16.4 mi
ÞorfinnurNNE 13°730 m24.0 mi
NapiSSW 195°703 m18.0 mi
BakkafjallNW 311°688 m5.9 mi
VeðrarárfjallNNE 22°688 m24.9 mi
ÞverfellW 267°674 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3718:4319:49
June solstice01:5222:3001:22
September equinox07:1718:3319:40
December solstice12:02—15:05

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4354575619

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