Nephin
Nephin rises to 806 m. Croagh Patrick stands 764 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Patrick's well, a spring 1.9 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 11 miles off.
The story
Nephin (NAY-FINN) (Irish: Néifinn), at 806 metres (2,644 ft), is the highest standalone mountain in Ireland and the second-highest peak in Connacht (after Mweelrea). It is to the west of Lough Conn in County Mayo.
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Wikidata Q1650901, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 806 m
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- View of boats on the river Moy · 12 mi
- Blowhole · 21 mi
- Blowhole Viewing Stand · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tristia: 2.1 mi
- Knockaffertagh: 4.0 mi
- Birreencorragh: 5.2 mi
- Farbreiga: 5.3 mi
- Burren: 5.4 mi
- Titanic Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Prióreacht Oiridh: 5.1 mi
- Inishcoe Castle: 5.2 mi
- Cloghans Castle: 7.0 mi
- Keel Castle: 8.0 mi
- Saint Patrick's well: 1.9 mi
- Tobermurry: 3.6 mi
- Tobergillaun: 3.7 mi
- Tobergalias: 5.6 mi
- Tobermore: 5.6 mi
- Anchor & Chain from Argentina: 10.6 mi
- Admiral Brown Statue: 10.6 mi
- Keys: 10.8 mi
- Manannán Mac Lir: 11.3 mi
- Princess Grace of Monaco: 11.4 mi
- Foxford Woollen Mills: 10.5 mi
- Father Peyton Centre: 11.8 mi
- Killala Round Tower: 15.0 mi
- Moyne Abbey: 15.2 mi
- Hennigan's Heritage Centre: 15.7 mi
- Enniscrone Beach: 16.9 mi
- Thornhill Strand: 19.9 mi
- White Strand: 20.5 mi
- Bunnatruffa: 20.7 mi
- Cooltraw Strand: 21.1 mi
- Town Park: 11.0 mi
- Lough Lannagh Park: 11.3 mi
- Mayo Peace Park: 11.3 mi
- Canon Kileen Park: 11.5 mi
- Princess Grace Park: 11.6 mi
- Kitchen Garden: 5.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 11.2 mi
- Hospital Garden: 11.5 mi
- Grow It Yourself Ballina Community Garden: 11.6 mi
- Green Campus Garden: 11.6 mi
- National Museum of Ireland, Country Life: 11.0 mi
- The Jackie Clarke Collection: 11.2 mi
- Michael Davitt Museum: 11.6 mi
- Clew Bay Heritage Centre: 16.5 mi
- Kiltimagh Museum: 19.0 mi
- Blowhole: 20.6 mi
- Pollatarrive: 21.1 mi
- Old Head Woods: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Nephin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croagh Patrick | SW 214° | 764 m | 21.1 mi |
| Slieve Carr | WNW 288° | 721 m | 12.4 mi |
| Corranabinnia | WSW 255° | 716 m | 12.8 mi |
| Birreencorragh | WSW 248° | 698 m | 5.2 mi |
| Corranabinnia SW Top | WSW 254° | 687 m | 13.2 mi |
| Glennamong | W 263° | 628 m | 11.9 mi |
| Nephin Beg | W 277° | 627 m | 10.7 mi |
| Buckoogh | WSW 239° | 588 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:04 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 21:15 | 22:14 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:52 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 15:07 | 16:17 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372521
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