Blackstairs Mountain
Blackstairs Mountain rises to 732 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Slievebaun, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Blackstairs Mountain (Irish: An Staighre Dubh) is the second-highest mountain in the Blackstairs Mountains of southern Leinster in the Republic of Ireland. The mountain stretches from Rathgeran to Gowlin at Cathaoirs Den. The mountain is an assembly site for the feast of Lughnasa, known here as mountain Sunday.
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Wikidata Q4923371, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 732.1 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Slievebaun: 1.2 mi
- Carrigalachan: 1.8 mi
- Carrigroe: 2.3 mi
- Knockroe: 3.0 mi
- White Mountain: 3.3 mi
- 1798 Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Coolbaun House: 4.6 mi
- Irish Hangliding and Paragliding Association: 4.9 mi
- Castleboro House: 5.8 mi
- Galmoy Castle: 5.9 mi
- Lumberjack Monk: 5.9 mi
- Eel Fisherman Monk: 6.1 mi
- Gardiner Monk: 6.2 mi
- Hunter Monk: 6.2 mi
- Basketweaver Monk: 6.3 mi
- Cois Bearbha: 9.4 mi
- Soccer pitch (The Pavillion): 9.5 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 9.8 mi
- Bellefield Dog Park: 10.1 mi
- The Green: 10.1 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 2.5 mi
- St. Anne's Well: 3.1 mi
- Kilcullen Well: 3.5 mi
- Tobermadalowan: 4.2 mi
- Toberliamheara: 4.4 mi
- Ballyogan Cross: 6.3 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 6.4 mi
- Gowran Abbey: 12.2 mi
- Dunbrody: 12.3 mi
- Dunbrody Famine Ship Visitor Centre: 12.3 mi
- Coolaught Gardens: 6.7 mi
- ICA Memorial Garden: 11.5 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 11.8 mi
- High Hill Norman Garden: 12.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 13.4 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 9.5 mi
- Enniscorthy Castle: 10.6 mi
- National 1798 Centre: 10.6 mi
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 11.7 mi
- John F. Kennedy Arboretum Museum: 16.7 mi
- Ballinesker Beach: 21.5 mi
- Arthurstown Beach: 22.1 mi
- Tinnaberna Beach: 22.8 mi
- Cullenstown Strand: 23.3 mi
- Blackhall Strand: 23.3 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 14.3 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 20.1 mi
- The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 24.6 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 24.8 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 7.7 mi
- Castle View: 13.5 mi
- Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 20.9 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 23.4 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Blackstairs Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | NNE 13° | 794 m | 4.9 mi |
| Moats of Craan | NNE 24° | 657 m | 5.4 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NE 35° | 600 m | 5.7 mi |
| Knockroe | NNE 11° | 539 m | 3.0 mi |
| Slievebawn | N 359° | 525 m | 6.2 mi |
| Brandon Hill | WSW 249° | 515 m | 7.6 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 208° | 509 m | 3.3 mi |
| Carrigroe | SSW 209° | 495 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:55 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 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.
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