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Abseil

Abseil, seen from above at true elevation

Abseil is a cliff, at a modelled elevation of 577 m. Lugnaquilla stands 925 m to the southwest, 1.6 miles off.

What the record says

Height
45 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.98567, -6.44308

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Baravore Crusher House: 1.0 mi
  • Mine Agent's House: 1.0 mi
  • Miner's Cottages: 1.1 mi
  • Baravore Mine Crusher: 1.1 mi
  • Ballygoneen Mine: 1.1 mi
Springs
Artworks
  • Black Stack: 9.0 mi
  • Blackbird of Avondale: 9.6 mi
  • The Wisdom Seat: 11.5 mi
  • Separation: 11.6 mi
  • Reading Ganesh: 11.6 mi
Parks
  • Parnell National Memorial Park: 9.7 mi
  • Fair Green: 11.7 mi
  • Avon Arena: 12.7 mi
  • Peter Finnegan Park: 13.2 mi
  • Woodenbridge World War One Memorial Park: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 50
Gardens: 42
  • Russborough Walled Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Kilmacurragh Arboretum: 12.8 mi
  • Mount Usher Gardens: 14.1 mi
  • June Blake's Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Camphill: 16.1 mi
Museums: 21
Beaches: 21
Cliffs: 20
  • Abseil: 0.0 mi
  • Great Gully Ridge: 0.0 mi
  • Baravore Valley Lower: 0.5 mi
  • Goat Bench: 1.6 mi
  • Glanmalure North Crag: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 2.3 mi
  • Carrawaystick Waterfall: 2.7 mi
  • Coolalingo: 4.2 mi
  • Poulanass Waterfall: 4.2 mi
  • Jackson's Falls: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Poplar Square: 18.5 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 19.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 24.3 mi
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Abseil. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LugnaquillaSW 215°924.7 m1.6 mi
TonelageeNNE 28°815.8 m5.4 mi
CloghernaghSSE 152°800 m1.4 mi
CorrigasleggaunS 177°794.6 m1.7 mi
SlievemaanSW 224°759.7 m2.6 mi
CamenabologueNW 314°758 m1.9 mi
ConavallaN 350°734 m2.1 mi
CarrawaystickSSE 153°728 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:39
June solstice05:0020:5921:56
September equinox07:1218:4119:27
December solstice08:3815:0516:11

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9355622001

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