Peak · Ireland
Butter Mountain
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
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
Artworks
- Come to Your Senses: 4.8 mi
- Earth: 4.9 mi
- Wheels: 4.9 mi
- The Boxer: 5.0 mi
- Back to Nature: 5.0 mi
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
Peaks
- Seahan: 1.4 mi
- Dowry: 1.6 mi
- Black Hill: 1.7 mi
- Corrig Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Ballymorefinn Hill: 1.9 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
Museums: 59
- Pearse Museum: 7.3 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 8.2 mi
- Imaginosity: 9.3 mi
- Richmond Barracks: 9.6 mi
- Mary Aikenhead Heritage Centre: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 55
- June Blake's Garden: 2.9 mi
- Hunting Brook: 3.1 mi
- Olympic Garden: 5.1 mi
- Tree of Hope: 5.3 mi
- Bee Kind: 5.4 mi
Springs
- St. Bridget's Well: 2.5 mi
- St. Kevin's Well: 2.5 mi
- Saint Ann's Well: 3.0 mi
- Source of Glencree River: 4.7 mi
- St Catherine's Well: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 27
- Coon Beach: 10.5 mi
- Merrion Strand: 11.3 mi
- Sandymount Strand: 11.7 mi
- Seapoint: 12.1 mi
- Killiney Beach: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Wildflower Meadow: 7.3 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 8.3 mi
- Fitzsimon's Wood: 8.4 mi
- Knocksink Wood: 9.3 mi
- Barnaslingan Wood: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Lover's Leap: 11.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Glendalough Crags: 14.1 mi
- The Shaft: 14.2 mi
- Streaky Slab: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Powerscourt Waterfall: 9.6 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 9.7 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 10.7 mi
- Leixlip Spa Waterfall: 11.7 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- 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 10.1 miles of Butter Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghcleevaun | S 177° | 847 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mullaghcleevaun East Top | S 171° | 796 m | 7.9 mi |
| Kippure | SE 125° | 757 m | 4.2 mi |
| Djouce | SE 128° | 726 m | 9.2 mi |
| Seefingan | SE 130° | 723 m | 2.2 mi |
| Duff Hill | SSE 164° | 721 m | 7.1 mi |
| Gravale | SSE 156° | 719 m | 6.7 mi |
| Moanbane | SSW 193° | 703 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 21:00 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 15:03 | 16:10 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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