Mountains in Iceland
Esja
914 m2,999 ft
Mountain · Iceland
Esja 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.
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At the summit · forecast for 11:00 PM
-5 °CCloudy · wind 6 km/h from the NE
See it in 3DWeather at the summit of Esja, 914 m
- 11:00 PM-5 °CNE 6 km/h–
- 2:00 AM-4 °CN 5 km/h0.9 mm
- 5:00 AM-4 °CN 7 km/h0.6 mm
- 8:00 AM-3 °CNE 5 km/h0.3 mm
- 11:00 AM-2 °CNE 8 km/h–
- 2:00 PM-1 °CNE 5 km/h–
- 5:00 PM-2 °CW 2 km/h–
- 8:00 PM-2 °CN 4 km/h–
| Day | Sky | High / low | Rain | Wind up to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 27 | Cloudy | -1 °C / -5 °C | 1.8 mm | 8 km/h |
| Wed, Oct 28 | Fog | -2 °C / -3 °C | – | 26 km/h |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Heavy rain | 4 °C / -1 °C | 30.4 mm | 37 km/h |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Snow | -0 °C / -2 °C | 11.8 mm | 11 km/h |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Snow | -1 °C / -3 °C | 18.5 mm | 19 km/h |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Heavy snow | -1 °C / -5 °C | 7.9 mm | 15 km/h |
| Mon, Nov 2 | Sleet | 4 °C / -1 °C | 24.6 mm | 21 km/h |
Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 07:17 PM GMT. Times are local.
Facts
- What it is
- Mountain
- Height above sea level
- 914 m (2,999 ft)
- Country
- Iceland
- Coordinates
- 64.260°N 21.652°W
- Source
- Wikidata, CC0
Peaks near Esja
- Þverfellshorn840 m · 4.2 km awayOn the map
- Úlfarsfell296 m · 13 km awayOn the map
- Akrafjall642 m · 15 km awayOn the map
- Hvalfell852 m · 25 km awayOn the map
- Vífilsfell655 m · 25 km awayOn the map
- Hengill803 m · 25 km awayOn the map
- Búrfell180 m · 27 km awayOn the map
- Helgafell340 m · 29 km awayOn the map
- Ármannsfell768 m · 30 km awayOn the map
- Hrómundartindur561 m · 30 km awayOn the map
Highest mountains in Iceland
- Öræfajökull2,110 mOn the map
- Highlands of Iceland2,110 mOn the map
- Hvannadalshnúkur2,110 mOn the map
- Bárðarbunga2,010 mOn the map
- Kverkfjöll1,933 mOn the map
- Hrútsfjallstindar1,875 mOn the map
- Snæfell1,833 mOn the map
- Esjufjöll1,760 mOn the map
- Grímsvötn1,725 mOn the map
- Herðubreið1,682 mOn the map
Webcams near Esja
History around Esja
- 2016 Icelandic anti-government protests2016
- Cold War: Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavík, Iceland1986
- Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky in a chess match in Reykjavík, Iceland, becoming the first American world chess champion1972
- The long anticipated chess match between world champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union, and United States champion Bobby Fischer1972
- 1949 anti-NATO riot in Iceland1949
- Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution1809
- murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir2017
- 1975 Kjalarnes helicopter crash1975
Towns near Esja
- Reykjavík18 km away
- Kópavogur21 km away
- Hafnarfjörður26 km away
- Keflavík53 km away
- Reykjanesbær53 km away