Esja
| Esja | |
|---|---|
The mountain range Esja | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 914 m (2,999 ft) |
| Coordinates | 64°15′N 21°38′W / 64.250°N 21.633°W |
| Geography | |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | hiking |
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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.