Mullaghcarn
Mullaghcarn rises to 542 m. Sawel stands 678 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mullaghcarn South Top, a peak 0.6 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 23 miles off.
The story
Mullaghcarn (from Irish Mullach Cairn, meaning 'peak of the cairns') is a mountain in the southwest Sperrins, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The peak reaches a height of 542 m (1778 ft), and is the 370th highest in Ireland. Mullaghcarn is in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area, on the edge of Gortin Glen Forest Park, and is the most southerly peak in the Sperrins. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Omagh, and is 3.1 miles (5.0 km) south of Gortin.
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Wikidata Q6934082, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 542 m
How to reach it
- 23.2 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
- 25.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Manorcunningham view · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mullaghcarn South Top: 0.6 mi
- Tirmurty Hill: 1.9 mi
- Slieveard: 2.0 mi
- Mulderg: 2.3 mi
- Curraghchosaly Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Old Mountjoy: 4.1 mi
- Old Church: 5.7 mi
- Boar War: 6.2 mi
- Omagh Bombing Memorial Pillar: 6.2 mi
- Omagh Gaol: 6.3 mi
- Gortview Close Park: 5.6 mi
- Glencree Park: 5.8 mi
- Omagh Boating Lake: 6.0 mi
- Garden of Light: 6.2 mi
- Glenlark Forest: 9.8 mi
- Davagh Giant: 11.9 mi
- Sport: 14.4 mi
- Let the Dance Begin: 15.0 mi
- Fungi Ring: 17.9 mi
- Birds in Flight: 18.1 mi
- Gortin Glen Forest Park: 1.7 mi
- An Creagán: 7.0 mi
- Sperrins landscape: 9.9 mi
- Gray Printer: 14.5 mi
- Abercorn Factory: 14.7 mi
- Toberanna: 6.3 mi
- King James's Well: 13.7 mi
- Saint Patrick's Well: 20.2 mi
- Saint Tierney's Well: 21.2 mi
- Toberbride: 21.4 mi
- Fireagh Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Drumquin Picnic Site: 11.9 mi
- Favour Royal Forest Picnic Site: 18.4 mi
- Glendarragh River Picnic Site: 19.4 mi
- Ballyforles Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Ulster American Folk Park: 5.0 mi
- Ranfurly House: 21.2 mi
- Foyle Valley Railway Museum: 22.3 mi
- Apprentice Boys of Derry: 22.7 mi
- Tower Museum: 22.8 mi
- Corbylin Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Dungeon Waterfall: 18.2 mi
- The 7 Arches Mousetrap Bridge Weir: 19.0 mi
- Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 19.1 mi
- Drummoney Waterfall: 22.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 20.4 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 20.5 mi
- Castle Leisure Park: 20.7 mi
- Dutch Garden: 22.2 mi
- Largantogher Plantin Walled Garden: 24.4 mi
- Craig-na-Shoke: 19.0 mi
- Legananam Pot: 24.5 mi
- Goles Forest: 13.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Mullaghcarn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawel | NE 34° | 678 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mullaghclogha | NNE 18° | 635 m | 9.6 mi |
| Dart Mountain | NNE 31° | 619 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mullaghasturrakeen | NNE 16° | 581 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mullaghclogher | N 8° | 572 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mullaghdoo | NNE 21° | 568 m | 10.3 mi |
| Carnanelly | ENE 57° | 562 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mullaghcarn South Top | SW 218° | 525 m | 0.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:54 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 21:09 | 22:10 |
| September equinox | 07:15 | 18:43 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:51 | 14:52 | 16:05 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372884
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