Mount Leinster
Mount Leinster rises to 794 m. Blackstairs Mountain stands 732 m to the south-southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Irish Hangliding and Paragliding Association, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Mount Leinster (Irish: Stua Laighean, pronounced [sˠt̪ˠuə ˈl̪ˠəinˠ]) is a 794-metre-high (2,605 ft) mountain in the Republic of Ireland. It straddles the border between Counties Carlow and Wexford, in the province of Leinster. It is the fifth-highest mountain in Leinster after Lugnaquilla 925 metres (3,035 ft), Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft), Tonelagee 817 metres (2,680 ft), and Cloghernagh 800 metres (2,600 ft), and the highest of the Blackstairs Mountains. A 2RN transmission site tops the peak with a mast height of 122 metres (400 ft).
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Wikidata Q2485323, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 794.4 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Irish Hangliding and Paragliding Association: 0.0 mi
- Rathnageeragh castle: 3.1 mi
- Temple Molasha (ruins): 3.3 mi
- Barragh Church (in Ruins): 5.3 mi
- Bunclody 1798 Bicentenary Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Moats of Craan: 1.1 mi
- Knockroe: 1.9 mi
- Slievebawn: 1.9 mi
- Clorogue Beg: 1.9 mi
- Black Rock Mountain: 2.2 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 2.4 mi
- St Fortchern's Well: 3.2 mi
- Tobermadalowan: 3.6 mi
- St. Patrick's Well: 4.1 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 4.6 mi
- Lumberjack Monk: 8.7 mi
- Milkman Monk: 8.9 mi
- Eel Fisherman Monk: 8.9 mi
- Stone Mason Monk: 9.1 mi
- Gardiner Monk: 9.1 mi
- Soccer pitch (The Pavillion): 5.5 mi
- Cois Bearbha: 8.7 mi
- Goresbridge Community Park: 9.2 mi
- The Fair Green: 9.5 mi
- Oak Grove Millennium Park: 10.4 mi
- Altamont House and Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Ballyogan Cross: 9.0 mi
- Cushendale Woollen Mills: 9.1 mi
- Ferns Castle Visitor Centre: 11.9 mi
- Gowran Abbey: 12.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.5 mi
- Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Coolaught Gardens: 10.7 mi
- ICA Memorial Garden: 14.7 mi
- Forge Masters Garden: 15.0 mi
- Goodly Barrow Museum: 8.8 mi
- Enniscorthy Castle: 12.1 mi
- National 1798 Centre: 12.2 mi
- Tullow Museum: 12.8 mi
- Woodstock Heritage Museum: 15.0 mi
- Tinnaberna Beach: 23.3 mi
- Ballinesker Beach: 23.3 mi
- Morriscastle Beach: 23.8 mi
- Donaghmore Beach: 23.9 mi
- Roney Point Beach: 23.9 mi
- Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
- Castle View: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
- Thomastown Quarry: 16.3 mi
- Newpark Marsh Park: 19.8 mi
- The Cahore Polders and Dunes: 24.1 mi
- Rock of Foyle: 21.2 mi
- Poulanassy Waterfall: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Mount Leinster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstairs Mountain | SSW 193° | 732.1 m | 4.9 mi |
| Moats of Craan | E 83° | 656.5 m | 1.1 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | E 91° | 599.6 m | 2.2 mi |
| Knockroe | SSW 195° | 538.77 m | 1.9 mi |
| Slievebawn | NW 320° | 524.8 m | 1.9 mi |
| Brandon Hill | SW 227° | 515 m | 11.1 mi |
| White Mountain | SSW 199° | 509 m | 8.1 mi |
| Carrigroe | SSW 198° | 495 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:55 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:59 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:43 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 08:37 | 15:10 | 16:15 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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