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Croughaun Hill

Croughaun Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Croughaun Hill rises to 391 m. Kilclooney Mountain stands 792 m to the west, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Clonea Power Castle, a historic site 1.5 miles away.

The story

Croughaun Hill (Irish: Cruachán Paorach or Cruachán) is a hill in north County Waterford, Ireland. It is a largely solitary hill to the east of the Comeragh Mountains.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5189749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
391 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.25008, -7.44520

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Clonea Power Castle: 1.5 mi
  • Feddans Castle: 3.3 mi
  • Palliser Mill: 3.7 mi
  • Curraghmore House: 4.6 mi
  • Le Poer's Castle: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Springs
  • Toberquan: 4.7 mi
  • Tobernanangle: 6.4 mi
  • Tobar an chláirín: 6.8 mi
  • Toberaghcanice: 7.7 mi
  • St. Bernard's Well: 7.8 mi
Parks: 43
  • Kilmacthomas Park: 3.1 mi
  • Castle Park: 6.8 mi
  • The Green: 7.0 mi
  • Geological Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Pil River Park: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 39
Artworks: 30
Beaches: 29
  • Ballydowane Cove: 8.4 mi
  • Bunmahon Strand: 8.4 mi
  • Tra na mBo: 8.5 mi
  • Stage Cove: 8.7 mi
  • Stradbally Cove: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 16
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 5
  • Mahon Valley: 4.5 mi
  • Mahon Valley: 5.8 mi
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 22.9 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 24.9 mi
  • Ballykeefe Quarry: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
  • Castle View: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Croughaun Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kilclooney MountainW 266°792 m3.9 mi
CarrignagowerWNW 282°767 m4.5 mi
KnockanaffrinWNW 295°755 m6.4 mi
CurraghduffW 272°750.1 m4.6 mi
CoumfeaW 262°741.9 m5.3 mi
Coumfea North TopW 268°728.3 m5.2 mi
SeefinWSW 249°725.592 m7.0 mi
KnockaunapeebraWSW 259°724.4 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5818:42
June solstice05:0921:0021:56
September equinox07:1618:4619:31
December solstice08:3815:1616:19

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332373423

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