Black Mountain
Black Mountain rises to 389 m. Slieve Croob stands 534 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is rural area, a park 0.7 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 5.6 miles off.
The story
Black Mountain is a prominent hill overlooking the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Rising to a height of 1,275 ft (389 m), it dominates much of west Belfast and, together with the adjoining Divis mountain, forms part of the Belfast Hills range. The name Black Mountain is believed to derive from its association with Divis, whose name comes from the Irish Dubhais, meaning "black ridge". It is possible that the two summits were historically regarded as a single mountain mass. The summit area contains the Black Mountain transmitting station, a broadcasting site serving the Belfast region.
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Wikidata Q3777392, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 389 m
How to reach it
- 5.6 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Mount · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- rural area: 0.7 mi
- Glencairn Park: 0.9 mi
- High Green: 0.9 mi
- Springhill Millennium Park: 0.9 mi
- Michelle Baird Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Hunger Strikers mural: 1.6 mi
- Queen Victoria: 1.6 mi
- Mary, Mother of God: 1.7 mi
- Joe The Goal: 1.7 mi
- Bobby Sand mural: 1.9 mi
- Peace Wall: 1.7 mi
- Belfast City Hall: 2.8 mi
- Palm House: 3.0 mi
- Francis Calder Commemorative Fountain: 3.1 mi
- The Belfast Barge: 3.2 mi
- Gairdín an Phobail: 1.1 mi
- Glenbryn Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Saint James' Community Farm: 2.0 mi
- Westland Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Therapy Garden & Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- McCrudden ORawe Jordan Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Belfast Blitz Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Clonard Martyrs Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Shankill Bomb Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Garden of Remembrance: 2.0 mi
- Crumlin Road Gaol: 2.3 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Northern Ireland War Memorial Museum: 2.8 mi
- Royal Ulster Rifles Museum: 2.9 mi
- Ulster Museum: 3.0 mi
- Bog Meadows: 1.9 mi
- Slievenacloy Nature Reserve: 3.6 mi
- Lagan Meadows: 3.9 mi
- RSPB Belfast Lough: 5.2 mi
- Belshaw's Quarry Nature Reserve: 6.3 mi
- Volunteers' Well: 3.7 mi
- Tobernaveen: 13.4 mi
- Spa Well: 17.6 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 17.6 mi
- Sunday Well: 18.1 mi
- Cuan Beach: 20.3 mi
- Seaforde Picnic Site: 20.8 mi
- Inch Abbey Station Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Playrock Viewpoint: 22.7 mi
- Clough Picnic Site: 22.9 mi
- Limestone Quarry: 2.9 mi
- Cave Hill: 3.7 mi
- Bellevue Area of Special Scientific Interest: 4.3 mi
- Ballygalley Head: 21.2 mi
- Spinkanee: 21.9 mi
- Newtownabbey Bay (Hazelbank) Beach: 5.6 mi
- Seapark Beach: 7.6 mi
- Brompton Bay: 13.3 mi
- Skippingstone Beach: 13.5 mi
- Browns bay walk: 19.5 mi
- Lisnabreeney Waterfall: 5.1 mi
- Stepping Stones: 14.6 mi
- Glenoe Waterfall: 15.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Black Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Croob | S 177° | 534 m | 18.4 mi |
| Divis | WNW 297° | 478 m | 0.9 mi |
| Agnew's Hill | N 9° | 474 m | 16.8 mi |
| Slievenisky | S 176° | 446 m | 19.0 mi |
| Slemish | NNW 348° | 438 m | 19.5 mi |
| Cratlieve | S 181° | 429 m | 18.8 mi |
| Douglas Top | N 352° | 402 m | 17.7 mi |
| Slievegarran | S 178° | 391 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:50 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:48 | 21:04 | 22:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 14:48 | 16:00 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3936300587
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