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Urris Hills

Urris Hills rises to 417 m. Slieve Snaght stands 615 m to the east-southeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Croaghcarragh, a peak 0.6 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
417 m

How to reach it

Coordinates55.22282, -7.51869

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Croaghcarragh: 0.6 mi
  • Mullnaskea: 1.3 mi
  • Mamore Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Crocklaurk: 1.5 mi
  • Aghaweel Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Dunaff Hill Signal Station: 4.4 mi
  • Straid Church: 4.6 mi
  • Fanad Head Signal Tower: 5.8 mi
  • Old Coastguard Station: 5.9 mi
  • Neds Point Fort: 5.9 mi
Parks: 30
  • Car Park: 8.4 mi
  • Rathmullan House Walled Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Barrack Hill Community Gardens: 10.3 mi
  • Strand Park: 11.3 mi
  • Culmore Country Park: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 24
Beaches: 23
  • Dunree Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Drumnacraig Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Portsalon Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Stragill Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Porthaw Beach: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Gap of Marmore: 1.0 mi
  • Glendowen craft shop: 4.8 mi
  • Dough Famine Village: 9.3 mi
  • Donagh Cross: 9.9 mi
  • Teach John Mici Bán: 11.0 mi
Museums: 10
Springs: 6
  • Fahan Holy Well: 9.8 mi
  • St. Patrick's Well: 14.3 mi
  • Doon Well: 18.2 mi
  • Saint Boyne's Well: 18.3 mi
  • Tober Well: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Glenevin Waterfall: 4.0 mi
  • Dungeon Waterfall: 22.5 mi
  • Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 23.2 mi
  • Astelleen Burn Waterfall: 24.2 mi
  • Corbylin Waterfall: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Ballynashallog Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • McDonald's Outdoor Seating Area: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Urris Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve SnaghtESE615 m7.5 mi
Slieve MainESE514 m7.1 mi
Raghtin MoreNE502 m3.0 mi
Wee Slieve SnaghtE500 m7.3 mi
BulbinE494 m3.1 mi
Scalp MountainSSE484 m11.0 mi
CrockmainNE460 m2.6 mi
Mamore HillNE423 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5518:43
June solstice04:5021:1322:15
September equinox07:1618:4419:32
December solstice08:5514:4716:02

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332373252

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