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Castle Hill

Castle Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Hill rises to 600 m. Beenkeragh stands 1,008 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Baurtregaum, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 6.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
600 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.19544, -9.81970

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Baurtregaum: 0.9 mi
  • Baurtregaum NE Top: 1.1 mi
  • Baurtregaum NW Top: 1.4 mi
  • Glanbrack Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Caherconree: 1.5 mi
Springs
  • Toberleheen: 3.9 mi
  • Toberataggart: 4.7 mi
  • Tobernagalt: 5.0 mi
  • Toberclegher: 5.4 mi
  • Tobernagalt: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 39
  • Tralee Equestrian Centre: 4.3 mi
  • View of Windmill: 5.4 mi
  • Blennerville Windmill: 5.5 mi
  • Ring of Kerry Killorglin: 6.3 mi
  • The Kerry Creamery Experience: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 24
Parks: 21
  • Robert Emmett Park: 5.4 mi
  • Pat Healy Park: 6.7 mi
  • Kerins O'Rahilly Park: 6.8 mi
  • Town Park: 6.9 mi
  • Piarsaigh Park: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 12
Gardens: 7
  • Garden of the Senses: 7.0 mi
  • Ballymullen Roundabout: 7.0 mi
  • Joe Keohane Roundabout: 7.5 mi
  • Tom Crean Memorial Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Fern Garden: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Maughanablagher Cliffs: 15.7 mi
  • 40: 18.5 mi
  • 10: 19.0 mi
  • Bromore Cliffs: 24.4 mi
  • Faill na Mú: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Virgin Rock: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Castle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BeenkeraghSSE 167°1,008.2 m13.4 mi
Knockbrinnea West TopSSE 165°852.2 m13.1 mi
Stumpa Barr na hAbhannSSE 167°852.1 m13.0 mi
BaurtregaumNNW 333°851 m0.9 mi
SkregmoreSSE 169°847.7 m12.8 mi
Knockbrinnea East TopSSE 164°845.4 m13.2 mi
CaherconreeWNW 290°835 m1.5 mi
Binn os GaoithW 277°826 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:0718:52
June solstice05:1921:0922:05
September equinox07:2618:5619:40
December solstice08:4715:2616:29

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332372769

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