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Tibradden Mountain

Local name: Sliabh Thigh Bródáin

Located in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Leinster Coordinates: 53°14′20″ N 6°16′49″ W

Tibradden Mountain
Joe King · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
466 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sandyford
5.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DUB Dublin Airport21 km
IOM Isle of Man Airport144 km

About Tibradden Mountain

Tibradden Mountain is a mountain. Location: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Leinster. Elevation: 466 m.

From Wikipedia

Tibradden Mountain (Irish: Sliabh Thigh Bródáin, meaning 'mountain of the house of Bródáin') is a mountain in County Dublin, Ireland. Other former names for the mountain include "Garrycastle" and "Kilmainham Begg" (a reference to Kilmainham Priory which once owned the lands around the mountain). It is 467 metres (1,532 feet) high and is the 561st-highest mountain in Ireland. It forms part of the group of hills in the Dublin Mountains which comprises Two Rock, Three Rock, Kilmashogue and Tibradden Mountains.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Topographic prominence
30 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Tibradden Mountain

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (106 mm)
Driest month
July (65 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 Tibradden Mountain
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°8°9°12°15°17°17°14°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)101787767696865858510195106

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Tibradden Mountain

The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (DUB), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 11 km to the north.

Airports

  • Dublin Airport (DUB) Dublin 21 kmnorth
  • Isle of Man Airport (IOM) Castletown, Rushen 144 kmnortheast
  • George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 156 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 11 kmnorth
  • Belfast Population: 348K 153 kmnorth
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 170 kmwest
  • Cork Population: 224K 211 kmsouthwest
  • Birkenhead Population: 325.3K 218 kmeast

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

Day trips from Tibradden Mountain

Within 100 km: 294 historic and cultural sites, 468 natural sites, 361 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km211 places

  • Wicklow Mountains Mountain 18 kmS
  • Sandymount Strand Beach 12 kmNE
  • Portmarnock Beach Beach 22 kmNE
  • North Bull Island Island 17 kmNE

25–60 km413 places

  • Rockabill Island 44 kmNE
  • Pollboy Bridge Landmark 53 kmNW
  • Skerries Islands Island 41 kmN
  • Shenicks Island Island 40 kmN

60–100 km499 places

  • Curracloe Beach Beach 95 kmS
  • Kings Island Island 92 kmS
  • Large Island Island 67 kmNW
  • Small Island Island 66 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sandyford Town, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
    5.4 km NE
  • Dundrum Town, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
    6 km N
  • Knocklyon Town, South Dublin
    5.7 km NW
  • Rathfarnham Town, South Dublin
    6.9 km N
  • Balally Town, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
    5 km NE
  • Ballinteer Neighbourhood, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown
    4.3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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