- Elevation
- 651 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock81 km
- SNN Shannon Airport108 km
About The Twelve Pins
The Twelve Pins is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 651 m. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (81 km). Nearby sights include Benbreen and Bengower.
Photos of The Twelve Pins
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Muckanaght Britishfinance · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Lissoughter Conor Lawless · CC BY 2.0 -
Derryclare Bernd Thaller · CC BY 2.0 -
Bencullagh Britishfinance · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Bendouglas Britishfinance · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of The Twelve Pins
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 142 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (142 mm)
- Driest month
- April (69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 5° | 5° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 14° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 1° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 90 | 101 | 69 | 82 | 77 | 82 | 103 | 123 | 138 | 142 | 141 |
How to get to The Twelve Pins
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 81 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 123 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 81 kmnortheast
- Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 108 kmsoutheast
- Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 148 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 123 kmsoutheast
- Cork Population: 224K 201 kmsoutheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 239 kmeast
- Belfast Population: 348K 284 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from The Twelve Pins
Within 100 km: 144 historic and cultural sites, 457 natural sites, 1,076 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km319 places
- White Strand Beach 17 kmSW
- Turbot Island Island 21 kmW
- Saint Macdaras Island Island 22 kmS
- Omey Island Island 22 kmW
25–60 km642 places
- Gorumna Island Island 28 kmS
- Inisheer Island 53 kmSE
- Inishlyre Island 37 kmN
- Dooniver Strand Beach 56 kmN
60–100 km716 places
- White Strand Beach 86 kmS
- Pig Island Island 93 kmN
- Mutton Island Island 80 kmS
- Kid Island Island 92 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Emlaghdauroe Village, County Galway5.1 km SW
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Letterfrack Village, County Galway9.5 km NW -
Toombeola Village, County Galway7.6 km S -
Clifden Village, County Galway12 km W -
Recess Village, County Galway8 km SE
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Tullywee Bridge Village, County Galway8.8 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Benbreen Mountain, County Galway0.1 km SW -
Bengower Mountain, County Galway0.9 km S -
Glen Coaghan Horseshoe Mountain, Ireland0.8 km NE
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Bencollaghduff Mountain, County Galway1.9 km NE -
Bendouglas Mountain, County Galway2.2 km S
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Benglenisky Mountain, County Galway2.4 km SW -
Derryclare Mountain, County Galway3.2 km E
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Benbaun Mountain, County Galway1.9 km N
More nature in Ireland
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Muckanaght Mountain, County Galway3 km NW
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Bencullagh Mountain, County Galway3.6 km NW
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Lissoughter Mountain, County Galway7.8 km E
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Tievebaun Mountain, County Galway5.3 km W
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Bencorr Mountain, County Galway2.8 km E
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Benfree Mountain, County Galway2.9 km N
Sources & licences
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