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Dartry Mountains

Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°20′00″ N 8°25′00″ W

Dartry Mountains
D Gore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
31 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lugnagall
0.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock54 km
CFN Donegal Airport79 km

About Dartry Mountains

Dartry Mountains is a mountain. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 31 m.

From Wikipedia

The Dartry Mountains (Irish: Sléibhte Dhartraí) are a mountain range in the north west of Ireland, in the north of counties Sligo and Leitrim. They lie between Lough Melvin, Lough Gill and Lough MacNean. The highest point is Truskmore at 647 metres (2,123 ft). Other notable mountains include Benbulbin at 526 metres (1,726 ft), Benwiskin at 514 metres (1,686 ft), and Tievebaun at 611 metres (2,005 ft). The mountains are named after the old túath of Dartraighe, which was part of the kingdom of Bréifne.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Dartry Mountains

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
January (156 mm)
Driest month
April (80 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).

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Climate of Dartry Mountains
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°18°16°13°10°9°
Average low (°C)2°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)15610912780828591112126152155156

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Dartry Mountains

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 54 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 164 km to the east.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 54 kmsouthwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 79 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 113 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Belfast Population: 348K 164 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 181 kmsoutheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 186 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 271 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 315 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Dartry Mountains

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 661 natural sites, 1,390 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 14 kmSW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 22 kmW
  • Inishmurray Island 19 kmNW
  • Coney Island Island 12 kmW

25–60 km806 places

  • Inishteige Island 29 kmE
  • Station Island Island 47 kmNE
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 45 kmNW
  • Gull Island Island 51 kmN

60–100 km1,209 places

  • Inishlyre Island 99 kmSW
  • Umfin Island Island 86 kmN
  • Rutland Island Island 72 kmN
  • Pig Island Island 85 kmW

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