Peak · Ireland
Mount Alto
Mount Alto rises to 328 m. Mount Leinster stands 794 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobernagapple, a spring 0.3 miles away.
The story
Mount Alto (Irish: Cnoc Ruairí, meaning 'Rory's hill') is a mountain in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6919384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 328.4 m
How to reach it
Coordinates52.46325, -7.07298
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Tobernagapple: 0.3 mi
- Tobernacro: 1.1 mi
- Toberaphaupa: 1.4 mi
- Sally Well: 1.7 mi
- Saint Columkille’s Well: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Brownsford Castle: 1.0 mi
- Woodstock House: 1.1 mi
- Clonamery Castle Ruin: 1.7 mi
- Hundred Court: 1.8 mi
- White Castle: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Monasilloge: 4.1 mi
- Saddle Hill: 4.3 mi
- Brandon Hill: 5.3 mi
- Coppanagh: 5.4 mi
- Bishop's Hill: 5.6 mi
Parks
- Jerpoint Park: 5.0 mi
- Páirc na Seamróga: 5.5 mi
- Kilfane Glen & Waterfall: 6.0 mi
- Emigrant Park: 7.1 mi
- Pearse Park: 7.2 mi
Artworks
- Ball: 6.0 mi
- Rut: 6.0 mi
- Descending Vessel: 6.0 mi
- Cantwell Fada: 6.6 mi
- Shepherd Monk: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 56
- The Lost Town Heritage Site: 5.1 mi
- Dunbrody: 7.1 mi
- Dunbrody Famine Ship Visitor Centre: 7.1 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 7.2 mi
- Ballyogan Cross: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 28
- Arthurstown Beach: 16.1 mi
- Raheen Strand: 17.7 mi
- Duncannon: 17.9 mi
- Dromina Strand: 18.3 mi
- Woodstown Strand: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 25
- Forge Masters Garden: 1.8 mi
- Upper Paddock Diversity Garden: 5.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 6.6 mi
- High Hill Norman Garden: 7.2 mi
- Community Garden: 7.4 mi
Museums: 20
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 1.7 mi
- Kells Priory Mill Museum: 10.0 mi
- John F. Kennedy Arboretum Museum: 11.4 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 12.1 mi
- Irish Museum of Time: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Thomastown Quarry: 5.8 mi
- Fiddown Island: 14.0 mi
- Native Woodland Trust:Grace Dieu Reserve: 14.1 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 15.7 mi
- Fenor Bog: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Castle View: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 17.0 mi
- Ballykeefe Quarry: 17.0 mi
- Carricjmore Cliff: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 8.7 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Mount Alto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Leinster | NE 49° | 794.4 m | 16.3 mi |
| Blackstairs Mountain | ENE 62° | 732.1 m | 12.7 mi |
| Moats of Craan | NE 51° | 656.5 m | 17.2 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | NE 54° | 599.6 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sheegouna | W 265° | 553.5 m | 20.3 mi |
| Knockroe | NE 53° | 538.77 m | 14.8 mi |
| Slievebawn | NE 42° | 524.8 m | 16.4 mi |
| Brandon Hill | NE 52° | 515 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:56 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:59 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:12 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332373571
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