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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: 28
Springs: 18
Artworks: 12
Attractions: 9
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
MweelreaSSE814 m14.1 mi
Ben LugmoreSE803 m14.6 mi
Ben BurySE795 m13.8 mi
Ben Lugmore West TopSE790 m14.3 mi
Ben Lugmore East TopSE790 m14.8 mi
BarrclashcameSE772 m15.2 mi
Croagh PatrickESE764 m15.1 mi
TievummeraSE762 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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