Black Rock Mountain
Black Rock Mountain rises to 600 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the west, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Moats of Craan, a peak 1.1 miles away.
The story
Black Rock Mountain (Irish: An Charraig Dhubh Thuaidh) is a mountain in Ireland. It is in the Blackstairs Mountains, on the Carlow-Wexford border. The Blackstairs are divided into two massifs, to the north Mount Leinster and to the south Blackstairs Mountain. Black Rock is the terminal peak of the eastern shoulder of Mount Leinster.
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Wikidata Q4921731, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 599.6 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Moats of Craan: 1.1 mi
- Clorogue Beg: 1.8 mi
- Mount Leinster: 2.2 mi
- John's Hill: 2.7 mi
- Greenoge: 2.8 mi
- Tree of Life: 10.2 mi
- Ballerina Boxer Mural: 10.4 mi
- Geometric Mural: 10.4 mi
- Love 'Scorthy Mural: 10.4 mi
- 1798 Memorial: 10.4 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 1.7 mi
- Mary's Well: 3.8 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 4.0 mi
- Tobercrananan: 5.0 mi
- St Fortchern's Well: 5.3 mi
- Soccer pitch (The Pavillion): 3.8 mi
- The Green: 10.0 mi
- Bellefield Dog Park: 10.0 mi
- Fair Green: 10.2 mi
- The Orchard Peace Park: 10.2 mi
- Altamont House and Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Ferns Castle Visitor Centre: 9.7 mi
- Ballyogan Cross: 10.9 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 11.0 mi
- Father Murphy Centre: 14.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.1 mi
- Coolaught Gardens: 10.3 mi
- ICA Memorial Garden: 13.7 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 16.8 mi
- Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens: 16.9 mi
- Enniscorthy Castle: 10.5 mi
- National 1798 Centre: 10.7 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 11.0 mi
- Tullow Museum: 12.8 mi
- Ballymore House: 14.9 mi
- Tinnaberna Beach: 21.3 mi
- Donaghmore Beach: 21.7 mi
- Ballinesker Beach: 21.7 mi
- Roney Point Beach: 21.7 mi
- Short Strand Beach: 21.7 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
- Castle View: 17.9 mi
- Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 18.4 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 21.9 mi
- The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 22.0 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Black Rock Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | W 271° | 794 m | 2.2 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | SW 215° | 732 m | 5.7 mi |
| Moats of Craan | W 279° | 657 m | 1.1 mi |
| Knockroe | WSW 237° | 539 m | 3.2 mi |
| Slievebawn | WNW 293° | 525 m | 3.7 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SW 234° | 515 m | 12.7 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 212° | 509 m | 9.1 mi |
| Carrigroe | SSW 213° | 495 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:54 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:59 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:10 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8910017808
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