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Castleconor

Castleconor, seen from above at true elevation

Castleconor rises to 407 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the west-southwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hugh O'Neill's Well, a spring 1.4 miles away.

The story

Castleconor (Irish: Caisleán Uí Chonchúir) is a mountain in County Laois, Ireland. Castleconor's summit is at an altitude of 407 metres (1,335 feet) making it the fourth-highest point in Laois, the ninth-highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 907th-highest summit in Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5050480, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
407 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.06702, -7.57678

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Hugh O'Neill's Well: 1.4 mi
  • St Kaban's Well: 6.0 mi
  • Saint Manman's Well: 6.6 mi
  • Saint Dominick's Well: 6.7 mi
  • Darby's Well: 7.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Portal Dolmen: 5.5 mi
  • Ardara Bridge: 5.5 mi
  • Brittas House: 5.6 mi
  • Castle Cuffe (ruins): 5.8 mi
  • Ballynakill Castle (ruins): 6.3 mi
Artworks: 54
Parks: 45
  • Glenafelly Forest Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
  • Kilcotton GAA Grounds: 9.4 mi
  • Mountmellick playground: 10.8 mi
  • childrens playground: 10.9 mi
  • IDA park: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 19
Museums: 18
Gardens: 13
Picnic sites: 8
Waterfalls: 2
  • Clamp Hole Waterfall: 5.9 mi
  • Rock of Foyle: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 17.8 mi
  • Ardan Wood: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Castleconor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ArderinWSW 240°527 m3.7 mi
Stillbrook HillW 281°514 m2.6 mi
BaunreaghcongENE 67°508.195 m2.9 mi
Wolftrap MountainN 349°487 m2.3 mi
BarcamWSW 252°484 m3.7 mi
Ridge of CapardENE 66°482.088 m4.0 mi
Carroll's HillW 272°482 m3.7 mi
FarbreagueWSW 240°430 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5718:43
June solstice05:0421:0422:01
September equinox07:1618:4619:31
December solstice08:4315:0916:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332373370

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