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Brandon Hill

Brandon Hill rises to 515 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Freney's Well, a spring 0.8 miles away.

The story

Brandon Hill (Irish: Cnoc Bhréanail) is the highest mountain in County Kilkenny, Ireland, with an elevation of 515 m (1,690 ft) and prominence at 448 m (1,470 ft). The South Leinster Way, a long-distance trail, meandering through the Barrow Valley and traverses Brandon Hill. The village of Graiguenamanagh and River Barrow are at the base of the hill. It is classified as a county high point, an Arderin, a Myrddyn Dewey, and a Marilyn.

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Wikidata Q4956906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
515 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.50983, -6.97413

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Monasilloge: 1.3 mi
  • Saddle Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Coppanagh: 3.5 mi
  • Croghan: 3.9 mi
  • Bishop's Hill: 4.0 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 5.6 mi
  • Jerpoint Park: 7.9 mi
  • Library Park: 8.1 mi
  • Emigrant Park: 8.1 mi
  • Cois Bearbha: 8.2 mi
Springs
Historic sites: 58
Attractions: 58
Gardens: 26
Museums: 25
Beaches: 20
  • Arthurstown Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Duncannon: 20.1 mi
  • Raheen Strand: 20.5 mi
  • Dromina Strand: 21.0 mi
  • Booley Bay Beach: 21.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 2
  • Castle View: 6.4 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 19.1 mi
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Brandon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNE794 m11.1 mi
Blackstairs MountainENE732 m7.6 mi
Moats of CraanNE657 m12.0 mi
Black Rock MountainNE600 m12.7 mi
KnockroeNE539 m9.6 mi
SlievebawnNE525 m11.3 mi
White MountainE509 m5.5 mi
CarrigroeE495 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3217:5618:41
June solstice05:0520:5921:55
September equinox07:1418:4419:29
December solstice08:3715:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332372960

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