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Galtymore · 918 m · 5.4 km S
Ireland

Glen of Aherlow

Floor66 m217 ft
Depth
281 m
Rim
366 m
Length
13.1 km
Tonight
6°CHeavy rain · Wind 28 km/h S

Glen of Aherlow is up to 281 m deep: the rim reaches 366 m and the floor 66 m, along 13.1 km.

All facts
Floor
66 m
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Depth

Depth of Glen of Aherlow

Up to 281 m deep (typically 186 m) along the 13.1 km in view.

0100200300400281 mrimfloor0513.1 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Glen of Aherlow 3D map

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Topographic map

Glen of Aherlow terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Glen of Aherlow elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Glen of Aherlow weather

Tonight · Heavy rain · 6°C (43°F) · 6.8 mm · Wind 28 km/h S

Glen of Aherlow forecast for about 366 m.

  • Tonight6°6.8 mm28 km/h S
  • Today6°13°12.7 mm46 km/h S
  • Sun5°9°5.9 mm41 km/h W
  • Mon7°14°6.7 mm44 km/h S
  • Tue8°9°0.2 mm30 km/h W
  • Wed8°12°1.0 mm21 km/h SW
  • Thu9°10°13.3 mm26 km/h SE
  • Fri3°9°1.8 mm12 km/h NW
  • Sat2°7°1.1 mm12 km/h W
  • Sun0°7°0.1 mm15 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Glen of Aherlow

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Glen of Aherlow, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Parking1.2 km WSW
Parking1.8 km WSW
Parking1.9 km NNE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 83% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
83.3%
Moderate, 15–30°
14.6%
Steep, 30–45°
2.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.1%
Steeper than 30°
2.1% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
850 m low point 64 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 74.5%Trees 24.6%Built-up 0.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Glen of Aherlow.

NESW5 km10 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Slievenamuck369 m 3.3 km WNW
  2. 2Cush641 m 3.7 km SE
  3. 3Knockanebrack Hill163 m 4.3 km WSW
  4. 4Lough Curra Mound600 m 5.0 km S
  5. 5Knockastakeen582 m 5.5 km SE
Where it sits

Where Glen of Aherlow sits

Region
Ireland107Europe2,143
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Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-08-12)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia