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Glenmacnass Waterfall

Glenmacnass Waterfall is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 341 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Scarr North-West Top, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Glenmacnass Waterfall (Irish: Gleann Log an Easa, meaning 'The glen of the hollow of the waterfall') is an 80-metre high waterfall situated at the head of the Glenmacnass Valley in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. The Glenmacnass Waterfall is a popular tourist destination and scenic viewpoint area in the Wicklow Mountains. The Waterfall is bounded to the west by Tonelagee, and to the east by Scarr mountain. The entire Glenmacnass Valley can be accessed by the R115 road (also called the Military Road), which connects the Sally Gap in the north, to the village of Laragh in the south.

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Wikidata Q15221764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates53.06446, -6.33708

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Scarr North-West Top: 0.7 mi
  • Kanturk: 0.7 mi
  • Scarr: 1.2 mi
  • Tonelagee NE Top: 1.3 mi
  • Mall Hill: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Oasis Mountain Lodge: 1.6 mi
  • Scotch Village: 2.8 mi
  • Buddies: 3.0 mi
  • Crusher: 3.1 mi
  • Old Mine Building: 3.1 mi
Attractions
Springs
  • Lavarney Spout: 3.8 mi
  • Fraughan's Well: 5.8 mi
  • Troman Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Source of Dargle River: 6.5 mi
  • Source of River Liffey: 6.7 mi
Artworks
  • The Wisdom Seat: 5.1 mi
  • Eve: 5.1 mi
  • Reading Ganesh: 5.1 mi
  • Separation: 5.1 mi
  • Philosophic Dung Beetle: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • Ashford Park: 10.2 mi
  • Parnell National Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
  • Avon Arena: 10.6 mi
  • Peter Finnegan Park: 10.9 mi
  • Upper Green: 11.7 mi
Gardens
  • Walled Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Mount Usher Gardens: 10.4 mi
  • Italian Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Russborough Walled Garden: 10.8 mi
Museums: 59
Beaches: 29
  • Coon Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Leamore Strand: 12.5 mi
  • Greystones South Beach: 12.8 mi
  • The Cove: 12.8 mi
  • North Beach: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Cliffs: 21
  • Glendalough Crags: 4.4 mi
  • Glanmalure North Crag: 6.0 mi
  • Baravore Valley Lower: 6.5 mi
  • Abseil: 7.0 mi
  • Abseil: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Poulanass Waterfall: 4.3 mi
  • Jackson's Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Trooperstown Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 6.6 mi
  • Coolalingo: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Poplar Square: 17.2 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 17.3 mi
  • Toni's: 19.1 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Glenmacnass Waterfall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghcleevaunNW 313°846.681 m4.0 mi
TonelageeWSW 250°815.8 m2.0 mi
Mullaghcleevaun East TopNW 322°795.91 m3.1 mi
CamenabologueSW 235°758 m7.1 mi
ConavallaSW 234°734 m5.8 mi
DjouceNE 41°725.5 m6.1 mi
Duff HillNNW 340°720.78 m3.6 mi
GravaleN 352°719.004 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5920:5921:56
September equinox07:1118:4119:27
December solstice08:3815:0416:11

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3242732697

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