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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Búðir and Stapi.
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.
Stapi
Hamlet
Arnarstapi or Stapi is a small fishing and tourist village at the foot of Mt. Stapafell between Hellnar village and Breiðavík farms on the southern side of Snæfellsnes, Iceland. Stapi is situated 9 km southwest of Hestur.
Olafsvik
Town
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Ólafsvík is a small town in Iceland on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. Olafsvik is situated 9 km northwest of Hestur.
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″ northLongitude
-23.55591° or 23° 33′ 21″ westElevation
414 metres (1,358 feet)Open location code
99PRRCRV+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4332604621OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
3416384
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“Hestur” goes by many names.
- Icelandic: “Hestur”
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