Tomaneena
Tomaneena rises to 682 m. Lugnaquilla stands 925 m to the south-southwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Turlough Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away.
The story
Turlough Hill (Irish: Cnoc an Turlaigh, meaning 'Hill of the Turlach'), also known as Tomaneena (Irish: Tuaim an Aonaigh, meaning 'mound of the assembly/fair'), is a 681-metre-high (2,234 ft) mountain in County Wicklow in Ireland and site of Ireland's only pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant. The power station is owned and operated by the ESB and can generate up to 292 megawatts (392,000 hp) of electricity at times of peak demand.
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Wikidata Q3542326, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 682.4 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Art O'Neill Cross: 1.6 mi
- Van Diemen's Mine: 1.6 mi
- Old Lead Mine: 1.7 mi
- Old Level: 1.7 mi
- Old Lead Mine: 1.7 mi
- Glendalough PhotoPost: 3.2 mi
- Glendalough Round Tower: 3.8 mi
- Glendalough: 3.9 mi
- Hollywood Horse and Pony Trekking: 4.5 mi
- Hollywood Sign: 8.5 mi
- Glendalough Visitor Centre: 4.0 mi
- Dwyer McAllister Cottage: 7.5 mi
- Greenan Farm Museum & Maze: 8.8 mi
- Wicklow Gaol: 16.1 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 18.3 mi
- Troman Spring: 6.0 mi
- Lavarney Spout: 6.8 mi
- Fraughan's Well: 7.2 mi
- Lady's Well: 9.9 mi
- Lady's Well: 10.3 mi
- The Wisdom Seat: 9.2 mi
- Reading Ganesh: 9.2 mi
- Separation: 9.2 mi
- Eve: 9.2 mi
- Black Stack: 9.3 mi
- Russborough Walled Garden: 10.1 mi
- Kilmacurragh Arboretum: 12.9 mi
- Mount Usher Gardens: 13.0 mi
- June Blake's Garden: 13.4 mi
- Hunting Brook: 13.8 mi
- Parnell National Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- Avon Arena: 10.6 mi
- Peter Finnegan Park: 11.1 mi
- Fair Green: 11.9 mi
- Ashford Park: 12.9 mi
- Coon Beach: 6.3 mi
- Leamore Strand: 16.3 mi
- Greystones South Beach: 17.0 mi
- The Cove: 17.0 mi
- North Beach: 17.2 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Paddock Hill Reserve: 5.4 mi
- Vale of Clara Nature Reserve: 8.9 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 9.8 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 11.2 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 11.9 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 3.4 mi
- Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 3.6 mi
- Carrawaystick Waterfall: 4.2 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 4.3 mi
- Coolalingo: 5.1 mi
- Poplar Square: 16.8 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 19.0 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 21.4 mi
- Toni's: 22.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Tomaneena. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lugnaquilla | SSW 207° | 924.7 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mullaghcleevaun | N 4° | 846.681 m | 5.5 mi |
| Tonelagee | NE 35° | 815.8 m | 2.5 mi |
| Cloghernagh | S 186° | 800 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mullaghcleevaun East Top | NNE 15° | 795.91 m | 5.4 mi |
| Corrigasleggaun | SSW 193° | 794.6 m | 4.5 mi |
| Slievemaan | SSW 212° | 759.7 m | 5.4 mi |
| Camenabologue | WSW 241° | 758 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:59 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:05 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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