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Brandon Hill

Local name: Cnoc Bhréanail

Located in County Kilkenny, Leinster Coordinates: 52°30′35″ N 6°58′27″ W

Brandon Hill
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Elevation
515 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Graiguenamanagh
3.6 km N
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
DUB Dublin Airport113 km
ORK Cork International Airport128 km

About Brandon Hill

Brandon Hill is a mountain. Location: County Kilkenny, Leinster. Elevation: 515 m.

From Wikipedia

Brandon Hill (Irish: Cnoc Bhréanail) is the highest mountain in County Kilkenny, Ireland, with an elevation of 515 m (1,690 ft) and prominence at 448 m (1,470 ft). The South Leinster Way, a long-distance trail, meandering through the Barrow Valley and traverses Brandon Hill. The village of Graiguenamanagh and River Barrow are at the base of the hill. It is classified as a county high point, an Arderin, a Myrddyn Dewey, and a Marilyn.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
450 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Brandon Hill

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (114 mm)
Driest month
June (62 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
Climate of Brandon Hill
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°12°15°17°16°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°5°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)1149082646962638290105101113

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Brandon Hill

The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (DUB), 113 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 104 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 113 kmnortheast
  • Cork International Airport (ORK) Cork 128 kmsouthwest
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 134 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 104 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 113 kmwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 123 kmsouthwest
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 230 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 242 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Brandon Hill

Within 100 km: 233 historic and cultural sites, 700 natural sites, 336 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • Lough Cullin Lake 24 kmS
  • White Mountain Mountain 10 kmE
  • Mount Leinster Mountain 18 kmNE
  • Knockroe Mountain 15 kmNE

25–60 km456 places

  • Curracloe Beach Beach 44 kmE
  • Saltee Islands Island 50 kmSE
  • Lady’s Island Island 53 kmSE
  • Keeragh Islands Island 39 kmSE

60–100 km733 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 77 kmNE
  • Capel Island Island 92 kmSW
  • Lough Tay Lake 82 kmNE
  • Rathmines and Rathgar Waterworks Lake 91 kmNE

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