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Musheramore

Musheramore, a peak in Ireland
Musheramore, a peak in IrelandColin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0
Musheramore, a peak in Ireland
Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0
Musheramore, a peak in Ireland
Michael Earnshaw · CC BY-SA 2.0

Musheramore rises to 643 m. The Paps East stands 694 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone pile, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring of Kerry passes 22 miles off.

About

The story

Musheramore (Irish: Muisire Mór, 'big Mushera') is a mountain with a height of 643 metres (2,110 ft) in County Cork, Ireland. It is the highest of the Boggeragh Mountains. The neighbouring hill is Musherabeg (Muisire Beag, 'little Mushera'), with a height of 499 metres (1,637 ft). Historically the mountain was called Knock Muskery, from Cnoc Múscraighe meaning "hill of the Múscraige", a Gaelic tribe who gave their name to the barony of Muskerry. There are two holy wells on the mountain: one near the summit for sick animals, and one on its northern slopes for humans (St John's Well), where mass was traditionally held on midsummer.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3776409, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
642.7 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates52.01347, -8.97827

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Stone pile: 0.0 mi
  • Paddy Mulcahey 2009: 0.4 mi
  • Standing Stone ? At J Well: 0.6 mi
  • Sean Riobaird O'Suilleabháin: 1.4 mi
  • Lime Kiln Aubane: 2.2 mi
Springs
Peaks
  • Mushera: 1.2 mi
  • Musherabeg: 1.4 mi
  • Seefin: 2.1 mi
  • Seefin East Top: 3.0 mi
  • Glucknanuff: 3.3 mi
Parks: 60
  • Banteer Park and GAA Club: 8.6 mi
  • Kanturk Castle Grounds: 10.9 mi
  • Coachford Greenway (Entrance): 11.6 mi
  • Greenane Park: 11.7 mi
  • Áth Leacaigh: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Tiny Feet Zoo / Farm: 7.3 mi
  • Jumping Cat: 7.5 mi
  • Bronze Age Girl: 7.7 mi
  • Saint Gobnait: 9.6 mi
  • The Village Forge: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Bealick Mill: 7.7 mi
  • Fern Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Stone of Eloquence: 18.3 mi
  • Guard Tower: 18.3 mi
  • The Rock Close: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 15
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 5
  • Kilmurry Woods: 12.4 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Blarney End: 19.3 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Nature Reserve Killeens End: 19.8 mi
  • Innishannon Woods: 21.8 mi
  • Three Counties: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 11.0 mi
  • Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary: 19.3 mi
  • Irish National Forestry Foundation: 19.6 mi
  • Arboretum: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Mullinhassig Waterfall: 8.4 mi
  • Torc Waterfall: 22.4 mi
  • Power’s Bridge: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Musheramore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The Paps EastW 271°694 m12.1 mi
The Paps WestW 271°690 m12.6 mi
CaherbarnaghW 278°681 m8.6 mi
Caherbarnagh NW TopW 280°668 m8.9 mi
MullaghanishWSW 253°649 m7.3 mi
Knocknabro West TopW 271°592 m10.8 mi
KnocknagowanW 269°574 m8.9 mi
Mullaghanish Far North-East TopWSW 254°558.5 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:0418:49
June solstice05:1621:0522:00
September equinox07:2218:5219:37
December solstice08:4315:2416:27

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332372704

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