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Carron Mountain

Carron Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Carron Mountain rises to 447 m. Lyracappul stands 825 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Carron, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Carron Mountain (Irish: Carn Fhearadaigh) is a mountain 440m high on the border of County Limerick and County Cork, Ireland. It is part of the Ballyhoura Mountains. Carron is home to the North Cork transmitter for the UPC MMDS service.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3660757, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
446.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.31047, -8.57624

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Carron: 0.6 mi
  • Knockeenavrohinta: 0.7 mi
  • Knockafutera: 1.0 mi
  • Knockduv: 1.0 mi
  • Caher Hill: 1.2 mi
Springs
Historic sites
Parks: 34
  • Town Park: 5.4 mi
  • Doneraile Wildlife Park: 6.5 mi
  • Terra Nova Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Spa House Grounds: 12.2 mi
  • Tip O'Neill Park: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 12
Gardens: 7
  • Carraig Mór: 3.0 mi
  • Mallow Castle House: 12.4 mi
  • Castle Gardens: 12.8 mi
  • Condon's Corner: 15.6 mi
  • Glenville Park Walled Garden: 19.3 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Glansheskin Forest Recreation Area: 16.8 mi
  • Life Space Park: 20.8 mi
  • Mocollop Picnic Site: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Coonagh Nature: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Carron Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LyracappulENE 77°825.3 m15.1 mi
CarrignabinniaENE 76°822.9 m15.5 mi
Temple HillE 79°783.1 m14.2 mi
SlievecushnabinniaENE 75°774.8 m16.0 mi
KnockaterriffE 80°691.6 m15.1 mi
Knockaterriff BegE 79°679.3 m14.9 mi
MonabrackE 80°630.1 m15.8 mi
Seefin Mountain West TopE 85°528 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3818:0218:47
June solstice05:1321:0522:01
September equinox07:2118:5119:35
December solstice08:4215:2016:24

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332373221

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