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Croaghan Hill

Croaghan Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Croaghan Hill rises to 271 m. Mullaghcarbatagh stands 517 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Crossy Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 9.5 miles off.

The story

hill in Raphoe North Barony, County Donegal, Ireland

Wikidata Q26718024, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
270.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates54.82441, -7.53560

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Crossy Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Argery Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Carnowen Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Knockavoe: 4.6 mi
  • Fearn Hill: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 60
  • Second World War Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • 1916 Easter Rising Memorial Stone: 2.9 mi
  • Hunger Strike Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Camus Church: 4.8 mi
  • The Steeple: 7.7 mi
Parks: 40
  • Partrician Villas Play Park: 3.5 mi
  • Oakfield Park: 4.1 mi
  • The Pound: 9.3 mi
  • Dooish Mountain: 9.3 mi
  • Magheramason Community Garden: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 27
Attractions: 14
Springs: 9
  • Tober Well: 9.0 mi
  • Toberbride: 9.0 mi
  • Toberbride: 9.2 mi
  • Saint Boyne's Well: 9.7 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Millybay: 16.0 mi
  • Mullanadee Shore: 16.7 mi
  • Brown Shore: 17.8 mi
  • Back Bay: 17.9 mi
  • Carricknaha: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 11.6 mi
  • Drumquin Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
  • Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Fireagh Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Glendarragh River Picnic Site: 20.0 mi
Museums: 6
Gardens: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Corbylin Waterfall: 9.5 mi
  • Dungeon Waterfall: 13.9 mi
  • Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 16.6 mi
  • Drummoney Waterfall: 20.3 mi
  • Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Croaghan Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghcarbataghE 97°517 m13.7 mi
Culliagh SE TopWNW 282°422.7 m13.7 mi
Bessy BellSSE 150°420 m11.1 mi
Curraghchosaly MountainSE 128°416 m14.0 mi
Balix HillE 95°403 m11.0 mi
Owenreagh HillE 98°400 m7.5 mi
SlievekirkNE 55°370 m11.6 mi
Bolaght MountainS 191°345 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5518:43
June solstice04:5321:1122:13
September equinox07:1618:4419:32
December solstice08:5314:5116:05

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332373593

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