Hestur
Hestur is a peak in Snæfellsbær, West Iceland and has an elevation of 414 metres. Hestur is situated nearby to the locality Fróðárheiði, as well as near Fróðárdalur.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Búðir and Arnarstapi.
Búðir
Locality
Búðir is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields in Staðarsveit, which is in the western region of Iceland, on the westernmost tip of the Snaefellsnes peninsula where Hraunhafnará falls to the sea, the original old name of Búðir having been Hraunhöfn. Búðir is situated 8 km east of Hestur.
Arnarstapi
Arnarstapi, often called Stapi, is a small fishing and tourism village on the southern coast of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula in West Iceland. It lies beneath the distinctive mountain Stapafell, close to Snæfellsjökull National Park, and is best known for its basalt sea cliffs, natural rock arches, seabird colonies and coastal walking trail to Hellnar.
Olafsvik
Town
Hestur
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 414 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Snæfellsbær, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.84043° or 64° 50′ 26″ north
Longitude
-23.55591° or 23° 33′ 21″ west
Elevation
414 metres (1,358 feet)
Open location code
99PRRCRV+5J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
“Hestur” goes by many names.
- Icelandic: “Hestur”
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