Iceland
Northeast
Fjallabyggð

Hestskarðshnjúkur

Hestskarðshnjúkur is a peak in , and has an elevation of 855 metres. Hestskarðshnjúkur is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Siglufjörður Airport and The Herring Era Museum.

Aerodrome
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
or Siglufjordur Airport is an airport serving , .

Museum
is located in , . It is Iceland's largest maritime museum and the only Icelandic museum to have won the European Museum Award.

Lighthouse
Photo: Bjorn.thorvaldsson.is, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siglufjörður.

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of . The population in 2011 was 1,206; the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak of 3,000 inhabitants.

Hestskarðshnjúkur

Latitude
66.1335° or 66° 8′ 1″ north
Longitude
-18.8556° or 18° 51′ 20″ west
Elevation
855 metres (2,805 feet)
Open location code
9CR344MV+9Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4358711618
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Staðarhólshnjúkur and Pallahnjúkur.

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