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Butter Mountain

Butter Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Butter Mountain rises to 539 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Seahan, a peak 1.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
539 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.21290, -6.41457

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Seahan: 1.4 mi
  • Dowry: 1.6 mi
  • Black Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Corrig Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Ballymorefinn Hill: 1.9 mi
Springs
Historic sites
  • Saint Ann's Graveyard: 2.9 mi
  • Saint Santans Church: 2.9 mi
  • Oldcourt: 3.4 mi
  • Ice Houses: 3.6 mi
  • Three Castles: 3.7 mi
Gardens
  • June Blake's Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Hunting Brook: 3.1 mi
  • Olympic Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Tree of Hope: 5.3 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 5.4 mi
Parks
  • Slade Valley MTB: 3.5 mi
  • Kiltalown Park: 4.4 mi
  • Belfry Square: 4.4 mi
  • Belfry Meadow: 4.4 mi
  • Corbally Park: 4.4 mi
Artworks
Attractions
  • Waterfall viewing point: 5.0 mi
  • Glencree German War Cemetery: 5.1 mi
  • Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation: 5.1 mi
  • Tibradden House: 6.0 mi
  • Early Stadium Design: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 28
Nature reserves: 23
Cliffs: 21
Picnic sites: 8
  • Toni's: 9.7 mi
  • Poplar Square: 10.2 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 13.6 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 15.8 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Butter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghcleevaunS 177°846.681 m7.6 mi
Mullaghcleevaun East TopS 171°795.91 m7.9 mi
KippureSE 125°757 m4.2 mi
DjouceSE 128°725.5 m9.2 mi
SeefinganSE 130°722.9 m2.2 mi
Duff HillSSE 164°720.78 m7.1 mi
GravaleSSE 156°719.004 m6.7 mi
MoanbaneSSW 193°703 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:38
June solstice04:5921:0021:57
September equinox07:1218:4119:27
December solstice08:3915:0316:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1889112233

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