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Burren

Burren, seen from above at true elevation

Burren rises to 396 m. Nephin stands 806 m to the north-northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Croaghmoyle, a peak 2.0 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 9.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
396 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.93858, -9.32985

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Springs: 43
  • Tobergal: 2.8 mi
  • Tobernatran: 5.4 mi
  • Saint Patrick's well: 6.5 mi
  • Tobermurry: 7.0 mi
  • Toberdunam: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 13
Parks: 10
  • Town Park: 5.6 mi
  • Mayo Peace Park: 5.9 mi
  • Lough Lannagh Park: 6.0 mi
  • Canon Kileen Park: 9.6 mi
  • Princess Grace Park: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Thornhill Strand: 17.4 mi
  • White Strand: 18.1 mi
  • Bunnatruffa: 18.3 mi
  • Cooltraw Strand: 18.8 mi
  • Black Strand: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Hospital Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Green Campus Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Kitchen Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Walled Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Grow It Yourself Ballina Community Garden: 14.4 mi
Museums: 6
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Head Woods: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Burren. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NephinNNW806 m5.4 mi
Croagh PatrickSW764 m18.2 mi
Slieve CarrNW721 m16.1 mi
CorranabinniaW716 m14.1 mi
BirreencorraghWNW698 m7.2 mi
Corranabinnia SW TopW687 m14.3 mi
GlennamongWNW628 m13.8 mi
Nephin BegWNW627 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0418:50
June solstice05:0621:1522:14
September equinox07:2318:5219:39
December solstice08:5515:0816:18

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10100669126

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