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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
Peaks
  • Mushera: 1.2 mi
  • Musherabeg: 1.4 mi
  • Seefin: 2.1 mi
  • Seefin East Top: 3.0 mi
  • Glucknanuff: 3.3 mi
Parks: 59
  • 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
Springs
Artworks: 50
  • 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: 25
  • 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 EastW694 m12.1 mi
The Paps WestW690 m12.6 mi
CaherbarnaghW681 m8.6 mi
Caherbarnagh NW TopW668 m8.9 mi
MullaghanishWSW649 m7.3 mi
Knocknabro West TopW592 m10.8 mi
KnocknagowanW574 m8.9 mi
Mullaghanish Far North-East TopWSW559 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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