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Knockmealdown

Knockmealdown rises to 792 m. Knockmoylan stands 767 m to the north, 0.6 miles off.

The story

Knockmealdown (Irish: Cnoc Mhaoldomhnaigh, meaning 'hill of Maoldomhnach') is the highest peak of the Knockmealdown Range of mountains, located on the border between counties Tipperary and Waterford.

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Wikidata Q1766126, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
792.4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.22789, -7.91592

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Knockmoylan: 0.6 mi
  • Knockacomortish: 0.8 mi
  • Knockshane: 1.3 mi
  • Knockanare: 1.3 mi
  • Knocknagnauv: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 55
Springs
  • Tobernacally: 3.6 mi
  • Tobererohan: 3.6 mi
  • Poulatar: 3.8 mi
  • Spa Well: 4.2 mi
  • Crough Well: 4.5 mi
Parks: 29
  • Canal View Park: 5.9 mi
  • Mill Wheel Park: 6.2 mi
  • Lismore Townpark: 6.3 mi
  • Inch Field: 10.1 mi
  • Denis Burke Park: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 27
Artworks: 20
Gardens: 10
  • Lismore Castle Formal Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Castle Garden: 6.1 mi
  • north walled garden: 6.8 mi
  • Gairdín Gharraí na Leadhb: 12.3 mi
  • Condon's Corner: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Whiting Bay: 20.0 mi
  • Caliso Bay: 20.3 mi
  • Stradbally Cove: 20.6 mi
  • Goat Island beach: 20.6 mi
  • Ballydowane Cove: 22.7 mi
Museums: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Ballard Waterfall: 11.2 mi
  • The Prison Waterfall: 13.0 mi
  • Mahon Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Assaroula Waterfall: 16.6 mi
  • Power’s Bridge: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Mocollop Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
  • Life Space Park: 13.3 mi
  • Glansheskin Forest Recreation Area: 13.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Kildanogue wildfowl sanctuary and nature reserve: 2.6 mi
  • Garden of Renewal: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Knockmealdown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnockmoylanN767 m0.6 mi
KnocknafalliaESE667 m2.3 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW663 m1.7 mi
KnocknagnauvE655 m1.4 mi
KnockshanahullionWNW653 m3.8 mi
LaghtshanaquillaNNW629 m12.3 mi
KnocknaloughaWNW629 m2.6 mi
Laghtshanaquilla North-East TopNNW598 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:0018:44
June solstice05:1121:0221:57
September equinox07:1818:4819:33
December solstice08:3915:1816:21

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332372535

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