Peak · Ireland
Gáinne Mór
Gáinne Mór rises to 261 m. Muckish stands 667 m to the southwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurentic Gun, a historic site 1.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 260.7 m
How to reach it
Coordinates55.20714, -7.82536
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 25.5 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
Overlooks nearby
- The Polduce · 4 mi
- Horn Head · 5 mi
- Pollet Great Arch · 9 mi
- Ballymastocker Strand · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Crockangallagher: 1.8 mi
- Cnoc na Sleá: 2.0 mi
- Crockalaght: 3.9 mi
- Croaghnamaddy: 5.1 mi
- Knocknafaugher: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 50
- Laurentic Gun: 1.3 mi
- Melmore Tower: 3.6 mi
- Ballyhooriksy Monument: 4.3 mi
- Doe Castle: 5.2 mi
- Lockheed Hudson bomber 1942: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 23
- Tra na Rossan: 1.5 mi
- Rosses Strand: 1.5 mi
- Duaibh / Dooey: 1.7 mi
- Tra Mór: 2.3 mi
- Marble Hill Strand: 3.6 mi
Parks: 20
- Strand Park: 2.4 mi
- Kilmacrennan Celtic FC: 12.3 mi
- Rathmullan House Walled Garden: 13.8 mi
- Car Park: 13.8 mi
- Foxhill open Park: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 19
- Teach John Mici Bán: 2.7 mi
- The Tunnel: 5.0 mi
- Templebreaga Arch: 7.6 mi
- Mc Swyne's Gun: 7.9 mi
- Master Sword in Stone: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 14
- Flight of the Earls: 13.9 mi
- Flute: 18.1 mi
- Metal Cello: 18.1 mi
- Letterkenny Heart artwork: 18.1 mi
- Five Fingers: 20.6 mi
Museums: 9
- Dunfanaghy Workhouse: 6.3 mi
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: 10.7 mi
- Dunree Centre: 10.8 mi
- Donegal County Museum: 17.8 mi
- Doagh Famine Village: 20.5 mi
Springs: 7
- Doon Well: 12.6 mi
- Fahan Holy Well: 16.5 mi
- Tobar Mháire Alec: 16.9 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 20.2 mi
- Tober Well: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Walled Garden: 13.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 13.1 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 24.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 16.0 mi
- Inland Crag: 23.1 mi
- Narrow Zawn: 23.3 mi
- Main Wall: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 15.1 mi
- Glenevin Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Crolly Waterfall: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 18.3 mi
- Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Gáinne Mór. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muckish | SW 224° | 667.1 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dooish | SW 214° | 651.5 m | 14.3 mi |
| Aghla Beg (South) | SW 224° | 602.3 m | 13.1 mi |
| Aghla More | SW 225° | 581.2 m | 14.1 mi |
| Aghla Beg | SW 226° | 563.9 m | 13.0 mi |
| Dooish South-East Top | SSW 212° | 553.9 m | 14.2 mi |
| Saggartnadooish | SSW 213° | 506.4 m | 13.6 mi |
| Raghtin More | ENE 76° | 502 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 17:56 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:14 | 22:16 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:45 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:56 | 14:48 | 16:04 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332373598
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