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Wolftrap Mountain

Wolftrap Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Wolftrap Mountain rises to 487 m. Arderin stands 527 m to the southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hugh O'Neill's Well, a spring 1.0 miles away.

The story

Wolftrap Mountain (Irish: Sliabh Ghaiste na Mac Tíre) is a mountain in counties Laois and Offaly, Ireland. The mountain is 487 metres (1,598 ft) high, making it the third-highest summit in Offaly, the fourth-highest mountain in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 602nd-highest summit in Ireland. It is the most northerly summit of the Slieve Bloom range.

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Wikidata Q8030233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
487 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.09960, -7.58746

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
Peaks
  • Knockachorra Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Barradoos Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Dossaun Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Castleconor: 2.3 mi
  • Barna: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Castle Cuffe (ruins): 3.6 mi
  • Ardara Bridge: 3.6 mi
  • Portal Dolmen: 3.6 mi
  • Brittas House: 3.7 mi
  • Ballynakill Castle (ruins): 4.5 mi
Artworks: 49
Parks: 44
  • Glenafelly Forest Recreation Area: 5.3 mi
  • Killaun Bog Boardwalk: 10.4 mi
  • Mountmellick playground: 10.8 mi
  • childrens playground: 10.8 mi
  • Charleville Castle Demesne: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 18
Museums: 16
Gardens: 12
Picnic sites: 8
Nature reserves: 2
  • Derryounce Lakes & Trails: 17.3 mi
  • Ardan Wood: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Clamp Hole Waterfall: 5.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Wolftrap Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ArderinSW 214°527 m4.9 mi
Stillbrook HillSW 230°514 m2.8 mi
BaunreaghcongESE 110°508.195 m3.3 mi
BarcamSW 222°484 m4.5 mi
Ridge of CapardE 99°482.088 m4.1 mi
Carroll's HillWSW 237°482 m3.9 mi
FarbreagueSW 222°430 m6.9 mi
CastleconorS 169°407 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:5718:43
June solstice05:0421:0422:01
September equinox07:1618:4619:32
December solstice08:4315:0916:15

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332373034

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