Croaghaun
Croaghaun rises to 456 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the south, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site, a picnic site 0.7 miles away.
The story
Croaghaun (Irish: Cruachán) is a mountain in County Carlow, Ireland, one of the Blackstairs Mountains. Croaghaun is the most northerly summit in the Blackstairs Mountains. It is the 603rd highest summit in Ireland.
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Wikidata Q5187020, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 455.5 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Barragh Church (in Ruins): 2.3 mi
- Rathnageeragh castle: 2.4 mi
- Irish Hangliding and Paragliding Association: 3.2 mi
- Temple Molasha (ruins): 3.9 mi
- Bunclody 1798 Bicentenary Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Dolphins: 8.5 mi
- Lumberjack Monk: 11.2 mi
- Milkman Monk: 11.3 mi
- Eel Fisherman Monk: 11.4 mi
- Stone Mason Monk: 11.5 mi
- Kilbrannish Hill: 0.7 mi
- Scratoe: 1.3 mi
- Greenoge: 1.8 mi
- Slievebawn: 2.4 mi
- John's Hill: 2.8 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 1.6 mi
- Tobercrananan: 2.6 mi
- St Fortchern's Well: 4.1 mi
- Tobermadalowan: 5.8 mi
- Mary's Well: 5.8 mi
- Soccer pitch (The Pavillion): 4.4 mi
- The Fair Green: 8.5 mi
- Oak Grove Millennium Park: 9.5 mi
- Cois Bearbha: 9.5 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 9.9 mi
- Altamont House and Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Ballyogan Cross: 11.5 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 11.6 mi
- Ferns Castle Visitor Centre: 12.3 mi
- Gowran Abbey: 12.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 5.3 mi
- New Oak Estate Memorial Garden: 13.4 mi
- Duckett's Grove Walled Gardens: 13.5 mi
- Coolaught Gardens: 13.7 mi
- An Gháirdín Beo: 13.9 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 9.5 mi
- Tullow Museum: 9.7 mi
- Carlow County Museum: 13.7 mi
- Enniscorthy Castle: 14.0 mi
- Carlow Military Museum: 14.1 mi
- Duffcarrig Rocks Beach: 23.2 mi
- Short Strand Beach: 23.7 mi
- Roney Point Beach: 23.8 mi
- Donaghmore Beach: 23.8 mi
- Tinnaberna Beach: 24.3 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 0.7 mi
- Castle View: 17.9 mi
- Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 18.1 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 20.0 mi
- The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 24.6 mi
- South Prison: 24.4 mi
- North Prison: 24.4 mi
- Goat Bench: 24.5 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Croaghaun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | S 189° | 794 m | 3.2 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | SSW 191° | 732 m | 8.1 mi |
| Moats of Craan | S 169° | 657 m | 3.1 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | SSE 152° | 600 m | 3.6 mi |
| Knockroe | SSW 191° | 539 m | 5.0 mi |
| Slievebawn | SW 226° | 525 m | 2.4 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SW 219° | 515 m | 13.7 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 196° | 509 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:55 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:59 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:09 | 16:14 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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