Croagh Patrick
Croagh Patrick rises to 764 m. Mweelrea stands 814 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Leaba Patrick, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
Croagh Patrick (Irish: Cruach Phádraig, meaning '(Saint) Patrick's stack'), nicknamed 'the Reek', is a mountain with a height of 764 m (2,507 ft) and an important site of pilgrimage in County Mayo, Ireland. The mountain has a pyramid-shaped peak and overlooks Clew Bay, rising above the village of Murrisk, several kilometres from Westport. It has long been seen as a holy mountain. It was the focus of a prehistoric ritual landscape, and later became associated with Saint Patrick, who is said to have spent forty days fasting on the summit. There has been a church on the summit since the 5th century; the current church dates to the early 20th century. Croagh Patrick is climbed by thousands of pilgrims every year on Reek Sunday, the last Sunday in July, a custom which goes back to at least the Middle Ages. Croagh Patrick is the fourth-highest mountain in the province of Connacht on the P600 listing after Mweelrea, Nephin and Barrclashcame. It is part of a longer east–west ridge; the lower westernmost peak is named Ben Goram.
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Wikidata Q628687, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 764 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leaba Patrick: 0.0 mi
- National Famine Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Caslte Leaffy: 5.7 mi
- Westport House: 5.8 mi
- Deaf Hugh's Well: 5.9 mi
- Lugnademon: 0.6 mi
- Teevenacroaghy: 1.0 mi
- Ben Goram: 1.2 mi
- Crott Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Tangincartoor: 3.6 mi
- Toberbride: 8.1 mi
- St Anne's Well: 8.9 mi
- Johns Well: 11.3 mi
- Pollatoomary: 11.8 mi
- Tobersrah: 12.0 mi
- Thornhill Strand: 1.9 mi
- Thornhill Strand: 1.9 mi
- White Strand: 2.0 mi
- Bunnatruffa: 2.1 mi
- Cooltraw Strand: 2.2 mi
- St. Patrick: 1.4 mi
- Grainne Mhaol Ni Mhaille: 5.8 mi
- The Sentinel: 6.1 mi
- Tidy Towns: 6.4 mi
- Princess Grace of Monaco: 9.8 mi
- Croagh Patrick Stables: 1.5 mi
- Pirate Queen: 5.7 mi
- The Sheep And Wool Heritage Centre: 11.4 mi
- Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Joyce Country Sheepdogs: 13.0 mi
- Clew Bay Heritage Centre: 5.2 mi
- Kylemore Abbey: 16.6 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Country Life: 20.3 mi
- Quiet Man Museum: 21.5 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 22.0 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 5.3 mi
- Princess Grace Park: 9.7 mi
- Canon Kileen Park: 9.7 mi
- Lough Lannagh Park: 15.4 mi
- Mayo Peace Park: 15.8 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 3.2 mi
- Green Campus Garden: 15.7 mi
- Hospital Garden: 15.8 mi
- Walled garden: 21.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 22.4 mi
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 9.7 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 24.0 mi
- Old Head Woods: 5.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Croagh Patrick. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweelrea | SW 220° | 814 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ben Lugmore | SW 215° | 803 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ben Bury | SW 220° | 795 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ben Lugmore East Top | SSW 214° | 790 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ben Lugmore West Top | SW 217° | 790 m | 10.0 mi |
| Barrclashcame | SSW 206° | 772 m | 7.5 mi |
| Tievummera | SSW 201° | 762 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tievnabinnia | SSW 193° | 742 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:05 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 21:15 | 22:14 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:54 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 15:11 | 16:20 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372557
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