Trostan
Local name: Trostán
Located in Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 55°03′00″ N 6°10′00″ W
- Elevation
- 551 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- BFS Belfast International Airport44 km
- BHD George Best Belfast City Airport52 km
About Trostan
Trostan is a mountain. Location: Causeway Coast and Glens, Northern Ireland. Elevation: 551 m.
Trostan (Irish: Trostán, meaning 'pole/staff') is a mountain in County Antrim, Northern Ireland and at 551 metres (1,808 feet) is the highest point in the county.
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 515 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Trostan
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Sparks1976 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Trostan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 144 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- January (149 mm)
- Driest month
- May (71 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) | 4° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 0° | 1° | 4° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 7° | 4° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 149 | 107 | 120 | 81 | 71 | 74 | 86 | 101 | 119 | 142 | 144 | 141 |
How to get to Trostan
The nearest airport is Belfast International Airport (BFS), 44 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 53 km to the south.
Airports
- Belfast International Airport (BFS) Belfast 44 kmsouth
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) Belfast 52 kmsouth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 53 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 53 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 151 kmnortheast
- Dublin Population: 1M 191 kmsouth
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 213 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 244 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Trostan
Within 100 km: 91 historic and cultural sites, 931 natural sites, 424 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km60 places
- Ushet Lough Lake 24 kmN
- Slemish Mountain Mountain 19 kmS
- Path Head Mountain 20 kmSE
- Knocklayd Mountain 14 kmNW
25–60 km244 places
- Portstewart Beach Beach 38 kmW
- Benone Beach Beach 47 kmW
- Portstewart Strand Beach 40 kmW
- West Maiden Island 30 kmSE
60–100 km1,142 places
- Isle of Arran Island 84 kmNE
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 84 kmW
- Texa Island Island 63 kmN
- Reedy Flat Island 63 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Glenariff Village, Causeway Coast and Glens6.4 km E
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Cushendall Village, Causeway Coast and Glens7.4 km NE
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Corkey Village, Causeway Coast and Glens7.7 km W
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Cargan Village, Mid and East Antrim7.4 km S
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Ballypatrick Village, Causeway Coast and Glens15 km N
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Newtown Crommelin Village, Mid and East Antrim8.1 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Slievenanee Mountain, Mid and East Antrim2.7 km S
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Tievebulliagh Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens3.4 km NE
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Slieveanorra Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens4.6 km NW
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Crockalough Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens3.5 km E
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Lurigethan Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens5.3 km E
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Cnoc na Sceire Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens5 km SW
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Sliabh na hAnachaine Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens6.1 km W
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Gruig Top Mountain, Causeway Coast and Glens7.8 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources