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Knockmore

Knockmore rises to 462 m. Mweelrea stands 814 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Scalpatruce, a peak 0.9 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

Knockmore (Irish: An Cnoc Mór, meaning 'The great hill') is a mountain on Clare Island off the coast of County Mayo, Ireland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6422887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
462 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.80822, -10.02082

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Scalpatruce: 0.9 mi
  • Knocknaveen: 1.9 mi
  • Achillbeg Island S Top: 4.7 mi
  • Achillbeg Island N Top: 5.0 mi
  • Taobh Riabhach: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 52
Beaches: 29
Springs: 18
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 10
Museums: 5
Parks: 5
  • Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Clew Bay Park: 19.2 mi
  • Princess Grace Park: 19.8 mi
  • Canon Kileen Park: 20.0 mi
  • Blacksod Bay Emigration Memorial Garden: 20.2 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Wild Willow Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Walled Garden: 24.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Head Woods: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Dun Mor Cliffs: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Knockmore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MweelreaSSE 147°814 m14.1 mi
Ben LugmoreSE 141°803 m14.6 mi
Ben BurySE 142°795 m13.8 mi
Ben Lugmore West TopSE 142°790 m14.3 mi
Ben Lugmore East TopSE 141°790 m14.8 mi
BarrclashcameSE 131°772 m15.2 mi
Croagh PatrickESE 103°764 m15.1 mi
TievummeraSE 129°762 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:0618:53
June solstice05:0921:1722:16
September equinox07:2618:5519:41
December solstice08:5715:1216:21

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332373079

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