Croughaun Hill
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.
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Wikidata Q5189749, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 391 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stookangarriff: 3.1 mi
- Lackaduff: 3.2 mi
- Stookanmeen: 3.4 mi
- Kilclooney Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Knockaunapeebra: 4.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Magic Road (finish): 4.3 mi
- Magic Road (start): 4.3 mi
- Ormonde Castle: 6.8 mi
- West Gate: 6.8 mi
- Fairbrook House: 7.7 mi
- Golden Harvest: 3.7 mi
- MoDomnoc: 8.0 mi
- Two Men in A Boat: 9.6 mi
- Ice, Wind and Fire: 9.7 mi
- Saint Crispeen: 11.4 mi
- 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
- Gairdín Gharraí na Leadhb: 13.3 mi
- Top of the City Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Lafacadio Hearn Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Gáirdín an Ghorta: 17.3 mi
- Shrubberies: 18.4 mi
- Portlaw Heritage Centre: 6.0 mi
- Heritage Centre: 6.8 mi
- Tipperary Museum of Hidden History: 13.0 mi
- Waterford County Museum: 13.4 mi
- Bishop's Palace Museum: 14.3 mi
- Fiddown Island: 7.5 mi
- Garden of Renewal: 9.4 mi
- Fenor Bog: 10.9 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 11.6 mi
- Kildanogue wildfowl sanctuary and nature reserve: 19.2 mi
- Mahon Falls: 4.5 mi
- The Prison Waterfall: 10.0 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 13.1 mi
- Mahon Valley: 4.5 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 22.9 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 24.9 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilclooney Mountain | W 266° | 792 m | 3.9 mi |
| Carrignagower | WNW 282° | 767 m | 4.5 mi |
| Knockanaffrin | WNW 295° | 755 m | 6.4 mi |
| Curraghduff | W 272° | 750 m | 4.6 mi |
| Coumfea | W 262° | 742 m | 5.3 mi |
| Coumfea North Top | W 268° | 728 m | 5.2 mi |
| Seefin | WSW 249° | 726 m | 7.0 mi |
| Knockaunapeebra | WSW 259° | 724 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 17:58 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:00 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:16 | 16:19 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332373423
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