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Croghan Kinsella

Croghan Kinsella rises to 606 m. Cloghernagh stands 800 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Croghan Kinsella East Top, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Croghan Mountain, also known as Croghan Kinsella or Croghan Kinshelagh (Irish: Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh, meaning 'little stack of the Kinsella family') at 606 metres (1,988 ft), is the 211th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 258th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the County Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland.

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Wikidata Q3003183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
606 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.79547, -6.32408

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Croghan Kinsella East Top: 0.5 mi
  • Slievefoore: 1.5 mi
  • Monalee Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Moneyteige North: 2.1 mi
  • Ballythomas Hill: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • White Heaps 1798: 1.6 mi
  • 1798 Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Kilcashel Church: 3.3 mi
  • 1798 Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • 1798 Rebellion Mounment: 4.2 mi
Springs: 56
  • Holy Well: 2.4 mi
  • Saint Patrick's Well: 3.1 mi
  • St Michael's Well: 6.3 mi
  • Lady's Well: 7.8 mi
  • Boiling Well: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Edible Arklow Art Trail: 7.0 mi
  • Edible Arklow Art Trail: 7.1 mi
  • Edible Arklow Art Trail: 7.2 mi
  • Ronnie Delany Statue: 7.3 mi
  • Edible Arklow Art Trail: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 20
Beaches: 20
Parks: 19
  • Woodenbridge World War One Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
  • Saint Mary's Park: 7.0 mi
  • Abbey Graveyard: 7.1 mi
  • Peoples Park: 8.0 mi
  • Gorey Park: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Dwyer's Rock: 11.4 mi
  • Barnbawn: 12.9 mi
  • Goat Bench: 13.0 mi
  • South Prison: 13.1 mi
  • North Prison: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Coolalingo: 11.6 mi
  • Carrawaystick Waterfall: 12.1 mi
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 12.7 mi
  • Poulanass Waterfall: 14.3 mi
  • Jackson's Falls: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 9
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Croghan Kinsella. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CloghernaghNNW 340°800 m12.7 mi
CorrigasleggaunNNW 337°794.6 m12.4 mi
CarrawaystickNNW 341°728 m11.4 mi
LybaghNNW 328°682.6 m12.2 mi
CroaghanmoiraNNW 348°662.331 m8.7 mi
Croaghanmoira North TopNNW 347°579.475 m9.3 mi
Croghan Kinsella East TopENE 63°562.1 m0.5 mi
Slieve MaanNNW 343°547.8 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5318:38
June solstice05:0120:5821:55
September equinox07:1118:4119:26
December solstice08:3615:0616:12

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332372789

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