Muckish
Muckish rises to 667 m. An Earagail stands 751 m to the southwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Croaghloughnaboll, a peak 1.0 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 3.6 miles off.
The story
Muckish (Irish: Mucais / an Mhucais, meaning '[the] pig's back') is a distinctive flat-topped mountain in the Derryveagh Mountains of County Donegal, Ireland. At 667.1 metres (2,189 ft), it is the third-highest peak in the Derryveagh Mountains and the 163rd highest in Ireland. Muckish is also the most northern and second highest of the mountain chain called the "Seven Sisters" by locals. The Seven Sisters are Muckish, Crocknalaragagh, Aghla Beg, Ardloughnabrackbaddy, Aghla More, Mackoght, and Errigal.
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Wikidata Q922101, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 667.1 m
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Polduce · 6 mi
- Horn Head · 7 mi
- Ballymastocker Strand · 17 mi
- Manorcunningham view · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Croaghloughnaboll: 1.0 mi
- Na Leargacha: 2.0 mi
- Croaghtrasna: 2.2 mi
- Glack Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Crockawama: 2.7 mi
- The Bridge of Tears: 1.4 mi
- Tullaghobegly Church: 4.4 mi
- Glenveagh Castle: 4.9 mi
- Altan Tower: 4.9 mi
- Clondahorkey church: 5.1 mi
- Killahoey Beach: 5.7 mi
- Marble Hill Strand: 6.2 mi
- Magheroarty Beach: 6.8 mi
- Tra Mór: 8.1 mi
- Duaibh / Dooey: 10.0 mi
- The Tunnel: 4.7 mi
- Mc Swyne's Gun: 6.0 mi
- Master Sword in Stone: 6.0 mi
- Templebreaga Arch: 7.4 mi
- Glebe House and Gallery: 7.9 mi
- Strand Park: 9.3 mi
- Kilmacrennan Celtic FC: 9.8 mi
- Foxhill open Park: 13.7 mi
- Ballymacool Park: 14.3 mi
- Bernard McGlinchey Town Park: 14.6 mi
- Doon Well: 8.8 mi
- Tobar Mháire Alec: 14.7 mi
- St. Bridget's Wells: 17.5 mi
- Toberbride: 19.1 mi
- Fahan Holy Well: 20.9 mi
- Flute: 15.1 mi
- Metal Cello: 15.1 mi
- Letterkenny Heart artwork: 15.2 mi
- Flight of the Earls: 18.3 mi
- Reading Chaucer: 22.7 mi
- Dunfanaghy Workhouse: 5.2 mi
- Donegal County Museum: 14.6 mi
- Fort Dunree Military Museum: 18.5 mi
- Dunree Centre: 18.5 mi
- St. Connell's Museum and Heritage Centre: 24.3 mi
- Maumlack Corrie Headwall: 6.6 mi
- Inland Crag: 15.1 mi
- Narrow Zawn: 15.2 mi
- Main Wall: 15.2 mi
- Crohy Head Sea Arch: 22.6 mi
- Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 6.2 mi
- Crolly Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Glenevin Waterfall: 24.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.9 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 22.7 mi
- McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 15.0 mi
- Rathmullan Wood Nature Reserve: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Muckish. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Earagail | SW 224° | 751 m | 6.8 mi |
| Dooish | SSW 196° | 652 m | 5.0 mi |
| Aghla Beg (South) | SW 224° | 602 m | 3.5 mi |
| Drumnalifferny Mountain | SSW 209° | 596 m | 9.2 mi |
| Drumnalifferny Mountain NE Top | SSW 208° | 585 m | 8.9 mi |
| Aghla More | SW 229° | 581 m | 4.5 mi |
| Aghla Beg | SW 231° | 564 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mackoght | SW 222° | 555 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:57 | 18:45 |
| June solstice | 04:53 | 21:14 | 22:16 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:46 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:56 | 14:50 | 16:05 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372675
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