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Kilclooney Mountain

Kilclooney Mountain rises to 792 m. Carrignagower stands 767 m to the north-northwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Knockaunapeebra, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

Fauscoum (Irish: Fáschom), also known as Kilclooney Mountain, is a mountain in County Waterford, Ireland. With a height of 792 m (2,598 ft), it is the highest mountain of the Comeragh Mountain Range and the second highest mountain in County Waterford after Knockmealdown.

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Wikidata Q3740288, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
792 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.24588, -7.53683

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Knockaunapeebra: 0.6 mi
  • Stookanmeen: 0.8 mi
  • Curraghduff: 0.9 mi
  • Stookangarriff: 1.0 mi
  • Lackaduff: 1.1 mi
Springs
  • Toberquan: 7.5 mi
  • Tobar an chláirín: 8.6 mi
  • Tobergobnet: 9.7 mi
  • Grange Well: 9.9 mi
  • Tobernanangle: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Palliser Mill: 2.8 mi
  • Standing Stone: 3.9 mi
  • Feddans Castle: 4.5 mi
  • Clonea Power Castle: 4.5 mi
  • Ballyclohy Castle: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 43
Parks: 42
  • Kilmacthomas Park: 5.4 mi
  • Castle Park: 8.8 mi
  • The Green: 8.9 mi
  • Richard Mulcahy Town Park: 9.7 mi
  • Denis Burke Park: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 30
  • Golden Harvest: 6.1 mi
  • Two Men in A Boat: 8.2 mi
  • Saint Brigid: 10.0 mi
  • MoDomnoc: 11.1 mi
  • Gallán na mBád: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 23
  • Stradbally Cove: 9.1 mi
  • Ballydowane Cove: 9.7 mi
  • Tra na mBo: 10.3 mi
  • Bunmahon Strand: 10.4 mi
  • Stage Cove: 10.8 mi
Museums: 14
Gardens: 14
Nature reserves: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Cliffs: 1
  • Mahon Valley: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Mocollop Picnic Site: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Kilclooney Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
CarrignagowerNNW767 m1.3 mi
KnockanaffrinNNW755 m3.5 mi
CurraghduffWNW750 m0.9 mi
CoumfeaWSW742 m1.4 mi
Coumfea North TopW728 m1.3 mi
SeefinSW726 m3.5 mi
KnockaunapeebraSSW724 m0.6 mi
SlievenamonN720 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5818:43
June solstice05:0921:0021:56
September equinox07:1618:4619:31
December solstice08:3815:1616:20

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332372532

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