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Forth Mountain

Forth Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Forth Mountain rises to 237 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Carrickadee, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
237 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates52.31617, -6.56246
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Springs
  • Lady's Well: 1.9 mi
  • Trinity Well: 2.4 mi
  • Saint Davin's Well: 2.4 mi
  • Saint Eusebius's Well: 2.6 mi
  • Saint Mannan's Well: 2.7 mi
Artworks
  • The Gods of Wet Places: 2.9 mi
  • Elephant: 3.3 mi
  • Giraffe: 3.3 mi
  • William Lamport: 4.4 mi
  • Fr. James Roche: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 54
  • Carrickadee: 0.0 mi
  • Drooping Rock: 0.3 mi
  • Carrickshinna Rock: 0.3 mi
  • Ravens Rocks: 0.3 mi
  • Clorane: 0.4 mi
Beaches: 38
Attractions: 35
Parks: 34
  • The Irish National Heritage Park: 3.0 mi
  • Redmond Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
  • Republican Garden of Rememberance: 4.3 mi
  • The Rocks: 4.6 mi
  • The Square: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 19
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Carricjmore Cliff: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Forth Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LeinsterNNW 336°794.4 m22.8 mi
Blackstairs MountainNNW 328°732.1 m19.1 mi
Moats of CraanNNW 339°656.5 m22.5 mi
Black Rock MountainNNW 342°599.6 m22.0 mi
KnockroeNNW 333°538.77 m21.4 mi
SlievebawnNNW 335°524.8 m24.6 mi
Brandon HillNW 308°515 m21.9 mi
White MountainNW 318°509 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5418:39
June solstice05:0520:5721:53
September equinox07:1318:4219:27
December solstice08:3415:1116:16

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2711469620

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