Benbulbin
Benbulbin rises to 526 m. Truskmore stands 647 m to the east, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Benbulbin South-East Top, a peak 0.7 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 2.0 miles off.
The story
Benbulbin (Irish: Binn Ghulbain), sometimes Benbulben or Ben Bulben, is a steep-sided and flat-topped mountain in County Sligo, Ireland. It is part of the Dartry Mountains, in an area sometimes called "Yeats Country". Benbulbin, 526 m (1,726 ft) high, formed as a nunatak during the last Ice Age. Benbulbin is a protected site, designated as a County Geological Site by Sligo County Council.
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Wikidata Q816458, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 526 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Yeats Memorial Building · 6 mi
- Fintra Bay Scenic Spot · 18 mi
- Slieve League · 20 mi
- Silver Strand Viewpoint · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Benbulbin South-East Top: 0.7 mi
- Kings Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Benwiskin South Top: 1.9 mi
- Annacoona Top: 2.2 mi
- Benwiskin: 2.6 mi
- Noble 6 Monument: 1.8 mi
- Gleniff School Ruins: 2.4 mi
- Gleniff Barytes Mine: 2.5 mi
- Mine: 2.5 mi
- castle: 3.0 mi
- Lady's Well: 3.5 mi
- St. Bridget's Well: 4.6 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 7.0 mi
- Lady Well: 7.0 mi
- Saint Patricks Well: 7.9 mi
- Grave of WB Yeats: 2.8 mi
- Drumcliff Round Tower: 2.8 mi
- Drumcliff Graveyard: 2.8 mi
- Atlantic Sheepdogs: 3.4 mi
- Model Niland Gallery: 6.3 mi
- Salmon Point: 6.1 mi
- Greenfort Park: 6.2 mi
- Seaview Park: 6.4 mi
- Peace Park: 6.6 mi
- Doorly Park: 6.8 mi
- Streedagh Beach: 4.4 mi
- Trawalua Strand: 5.1 mi
- Rosses Point Beach: 5.6 mi
- Ardtermon Strand: 6.8 mi
- Yellow Strand: 7.5 mi
- Statue: 2.8 mi
- Countess Markievicz: 3.4 mi
- Suppose an Outcrop: 6.0 mi
- Salmon of Knowledge: 6.0 mi
- Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore: 6.4 mi
- Spanish Armada Interpretive Centre: 2.8 mi
- Sligo Abbey: 6.5 mi
- Belleek Pottery Museum: 17.2 mi
- Heritage Centre: 17.6 mi
- Arigna Mining Experience: 24.5 mi
- Hazelwood: 7.6 mi
- Fowley's Falls: 13.6 mi
- Glenaniff Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Glenaniff Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Templeboy Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- The Devil's Chimney: 3.5 mi
- Glencar Waterfall: 4.6 mi
- Roogagh Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Scardan Waterfall: 21.7 mi
- Doneen West: 4.1 mi
- Carrane Hill: 18.6 mi
- Playgroud: 24.6 mi
- The Playground: 24.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 7.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 23.9 mi
- Moneen Boleybrack Mountain Special Area of Conservation: 21.3 mi
- RSPB Lower Lough Erne Islands: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Benbulbin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truskmore | E 81° | 647 m | 4.2 mi |
| Truskmore SE Cairn | E 83° | 631 m | 4.4 mi |
| Tievebaun | ENE 65° | 611 m | 5.2 mi |
| Annacoona Top | E 89° | 597 m | 2.2 mi |
| Knockalongy | SW 224° | 544 m | 16.5 mi |
| Knockalongy North-East Top | SW 224° | 541 m | 15.9 mi |
| Arroo Mountain | ENE 67° | 523 m | 9.4 mi |
| Knockalongy South-West Top | SW 225° | 521 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:38 | 18:00 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 21:13 | 22:13 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:54 | 15:00 | 16:12 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372932
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