Peak
Carn Tóchair
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Carn Tóchair rises to 464 m. Sawel stands 678 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Source Of The Knockoneill River, a spring 0.3 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 464 m
How to reach it
Coordinates54.89610, -6.75945
- 13.4 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
- 23.0 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gortmore View Point · 18 mi
- viewpoint on Beach · 19 mi
- Harbour Hill · 20 mi
- Rinagree Point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Tirkane Sweat House: 2.9 mi
- Ringsend Park: 3.8 mi
- Glenullin GAC Pitch: 4.1 mi
- The Quadrangle: 5.0 mi
- Mullagh Bridge Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
Peaks
- Moneyoran Hill: 0.9 mi
- Craigmore: 1.6 mi
- Crocknabrock: 1.7 mi
- Crocknaconipody: 2.1 mi
- Corick Mountain: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Rockfield Mill: 3.6 mi
- Old Killelagh Church: 3.7 mi
- Ardara Country House: 4.9 mi
- Old St Lurachs Church: 5.1 mi
- Errigal Old Church: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 29
- Piper Sam and Irish Dancer Roisin: 11.3 mi
- Turfman: 11.4 mi
- Fox: 12.7 mi
- Badger: 12.8 mi
- Davagh Giant: 13.8 mi
Attractions: 17
- Sperrins landscape: 14.5 mi
- Wellbrook Beetling Mill: 17.0 mi
- Hezlett House: 17.9 mi
- Burning of the Seven Gods: 18.9 mi
- Wishing Well: 18.9 mi
Museums: 16
- Beetling Mill: 4.9 mi
- Garvagh Museum: 6.6 mi
- Seamus Heaney Homeplace: 11.3 mi
- Green Lane Museum: 11.4 mi
- Limavady Museum: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 14
- Largantogher Plantin Walled Garden: 5.2 mi
- Castle Leisure Park: 6.8 mi
- Dutch Garden: 15.1 mi
- Robert Dunlop Memorial Garden: 15.3 mi
- Joey Dunlop Memorial Garden: 15.3 mi
Springs: 11
- Source Of The Knockoneill River: 0.3 mi
- Skelp Well: 0.4 mi
- Source Of The Roohan Burn: 2.2 mi
- Official Start Of The Clady River: 6.7 mi
- St Lowry's Well: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Cashel: 4.9 mi
- Craigadick Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Coltrim Picnic Park: 14.8 mi
- Ballyforles Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 7
- Castlerock Beach: 18.8 mi
- Portstewart Strand: 18.9 mi
- East Strand: 22.0 mi
- Sweet Nellie's: 23.2 mi
- White Strand: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Altkeeran Waterfall: 1.1 mi
- Grillagh Waterfall: 3.9 mi
- The 7 Arches Mousetrap Bridge Weir: 6.0 mi
- Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 17.0 mi
- Dungeon Waterfall: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Goles Forest: 10.6 mi
- Garry Bog Nature Reserve: 17.2 mi
- Lissanduff Earthworks: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Craig-na-Shoke: 4.7 mi
- Legananam Pot: 4.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Carn Tóchair. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawel | WSW 245° | 678 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mullaghaneany | WSW 237° | 627 m | 8.3 mi |
| Meenard Mtn | WSW 240° | 620 m | 9.0 mi |
| Dart Mountain | WSW 244° | 619 m | 13.5 mi |
| Oughtmore | SW 229° | 569 m | 8.0 mi |
| Spelhoagh | SW 228° | 568 m | 7.5 mi |
| Carnanelly | SW 222° | 562 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mullaghmore | SW 229° | 550 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:52 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 04:49 | 21:09 | 22:10 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:41 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:50 | 14:48 | 16:01 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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