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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

Coordinates54.01323, -9.36836

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • 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
Springs: 36
  • Saint Patrick's well: 1.9 mi
  • Tobermurry: 3.6 mi
  • Tobergillaun: 3.7 mi
  • Tobergalias: 5.6 mi
  • Tobermore: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 17
Beaches: 11
  • Enniscrone Beach: 16.9 mi
  • Thornhill Strand: 19.9 mi
  • Thornhill Strand: 20.3 mi
  • White Strand: 20.5 mi
  • Bunnatruffa: 20.7 mi
Parks: 9
  • 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
Gardens: 7
  • 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
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 2
  • Blowhole: 20.6 mi
  • Pollatarrive: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Croagh PatrickSW 214°764 m21.1 mi
Slieve CarrWNW 288°721 m12.4 mi
CorranabinniaWSW 255°716 m12.8 mi
BirreencorraghWSW 248°698 m5.2 mi
Corranabinnia SW TopWSW 254°687 m13.2 mi
GlennamongW 263°628 m11.9 mi
Nephin BegW 277°627 m10.7 mi
BuckooghWSW 239°588 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0418:50
June solstice05:0621:1522:14
September equinox07:2318:5219:39
December solstice08:5515:0716:17

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332372521

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