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Cruach Mhór

Cruach Mhór rises to 931 m. Carrauntoohil stands 1,039 m to the west, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is The Big Gun, a peak 0.2 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 4.3 miles off.

The story

Cruach Mhór (Irish for "big stack"), at 932 metres (3,058 ft) high, is the tenth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the eleventh-highest peak in Ireland according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list. A distinctive square grotto marks the summit. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry.

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Wikidata Q5189744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
930.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.00385, -9.68881

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions: 41
Springs: 39
Artworks: 33
Parks: 22
  • Stone garden: 8.0 mi
  • Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
  • Killarney House: 8.5 mi
  • Cumann na mBan Park: 9.6 mi
  • Reenagross Park: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 16
  • McRose Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Coss Strand: 9.7 mi
  • Rossbeigh Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Kells Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Bunaneer Strand: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 10
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 3
  • Caoinkeen: 16.4 mi
  • Droppa: 16.5 mi
  • Maughanablagher Cliffs: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Cruach Mhór. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CarrauntoohilW1,039 m2.3 mi
BeenkeraghW1,008 m2.5 mi
CaherWSW1,000 m3.0 mi
Cnoc na PéisteSW985 m0.5 mi
Caher West TopW973 m3.2 mi
Maolán BuíSW969 m0.8 mi
The BonesW957 m2.5 mi
Cnoc an ChuillinnSW955 m1.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:0718:51
June solstice05:1921:0822:03
September equinox07:2518:5519:40
December solstice08:4515:2716:30

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332372490

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