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Record SL-843395 · Wikidata Q116693

Esja

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Elevation
914 m
2,999 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
64.2600° N, 21.6515° W
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Esja
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Description

Wikipedia

Esja (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈɛːsja]; often Esjan [ˈɛːsjan], with the feminine definite article) is a 914 m (2,999 ft) mountain situated in the south-west of Iceland, about ten kilometres north of Iceland's capital city Reykjavík. Esja is not a single mountain, but a volcanic mountain range, made from basalt and tuff.

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Esja 914 m S 189° 1.7 km
Hátindur 909 m SE 126° 3.0 km
Gunnlaugsskarð 843 m S 176° 3.3 km
Þverfellshorn 840 m SW 224° 4.2 km
Esjuhorn 755 m E 68° 4.6 km
Seltindur 686 m E 90° 4.9 km