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Birreencorragh

Birreencorragh, a peak in Ireland
Birreencorragh, a peak in IrelandColin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0

Birreencorragh rises to 698 m. Nephin stands 806 m to the east-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Birreencorragh West Top, a peak 0.6 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 6.9 miles off.

The story

Birreencorragh is a mountain in the Nephin Beg Range, County Mayo, Ireland, reaching 698 metres (2,290 ft) above sea level.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4916953, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
698 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.98522, -9.48777

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Springs: 33
  • Saint Patrick's well: 3.8 mi
  • Tobergillaun: 8.2 mi
  • Tobergalias: 8.7 mi
  • Tobermurry: 8.8 mi
  • Tobermore: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 21
Attractions: 17
  • Pirate Queen: 12.9 mi
  • Foxford Woollen Mills: 15.2 mi
  • Croagh Patrick Stables: 15.6 mi
  • Father Peyton Centre: 17.0 mi
  • Ballintubber Abbey: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Thornhill Strand: 15.6 mi
  • White Strand: 16.2 mi
  • Bunnatruffa: 16.3 mi
  • Cooltraw Strand: 16.7 mi
  • Black Strand: 16.8 mi
Parks: 10
  • Canon Kileen Park: 7.4 mi
  • Princess Grace Park: 7.4 mi
  • Lough Lannagh Park: 11.5 mi
  • Mayo Peace Park: 11.7 mi
  • Town Park: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Kitchen Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Hospital Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Green Campus Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Walled Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Grow It Yourself Ballina Community Garden: 16.6 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 2
  • Blowhole: 22.5 mi
  • Pollatarrive: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Head Woods: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Birreencorragh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NephinENE806 m5.2 mi
Croagh PatrickSSW764 m17.1 mi
Slieve CarrNW721 m9.0 mi
CorranabinniaW716 m7.6 mi
Corranabinnia SW TopWSW687 m8.0 mi
GlennamongW628 m6.9 mi
Nephin BegWNW627 m6.6 mi
BuckooghSW588 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:0418:51
June solstice05:0621:1522:15
September equinox07:2418:5319:39
December solstice08:5615:0816:18

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332372594

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