- Elevation
- 239 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock85 km
- SNN Shannon Airport114 km
About Crockaunhiggeen
Crockaunhiggeen is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 239 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (85 km). Nearby sights include Bealnascalpa and Cregg.
Photos of Crockaunhiggeen
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Climate of Crockaunhiggeen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 149 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- January (153 mm)
- Driest month
- April (73 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 7° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 153 | 97 | 110 | 73 | 85 | 81 | 88 | 109 | 129 | 147 | 149 | 149 |
How to get to Crockaunhiggeen
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 85 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 130 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 85 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 114 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 152 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 130 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 206 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 246 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 288 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Crockaunhiggeen
Within 100 km: 131 historic and cultural sites, 446 natural sites, 1,043 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km297 places
- White Strand Beach 12 kmSW
- Turbot Island Island 14 kmW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 24 kmS
- Omey Island Island 15 kmW
25–60 km622 places
- Gorumna Island Island 34 kmSE
- Inisheer Island 59 kmSE
- Inishlyre Island 38 kmNE
- Dooniver Strand Beach 53 kmN
60–100 km701 places
- White Strand Beach 91 kmS
- Pig Island Island 91 kmN
- Mutton Island Island 66 kmSE
- Mutton Island Island 84 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Letterfrack Village, County Galway3.1 km N -
Clifden Village, County Galway6.8 km SW -
Tullywee Bridge Village, County Galway4.4 km N
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Dawros Village, County Galway4.7 km NW
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Currywongaun Village, County Galway4.8 km N
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Moyard Village, County Galway5.1 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Bealnascalpa Mountain, County Galway1.3 km NE
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Cregg Mountain, County Galway2 km S
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Tievebaun Mountain, County Galway2 km SE
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Lough Nahillion Lake, County Galway1.3 km SE
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Lough Naguroge Lake, County Galway2.1 km W
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Bencullagh Mountain, County Galway3.8 km E
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Diamond Hill Mountain, County Galway3 km NE
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Townaloughra East Top Mountain, County Galway3 km W
More nature in Ireland
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Muckanaght Mountain, County Galway4.9 km E
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Benbreen Mountain, County Galway7.1 km E -
Benglenisky Mountain, County Galway6.5 km SE -
Doughruagh Mountain, County Galway6 km NE
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Bendouglas Mountain, County Galway7.5 km SE
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Bengower Mountain, County Galway7.5 km SE
Sources & licences
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