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Glencree
- Depth
- 326 m
- Rim
- 530 m
- Length
- 7.1 km
- Tonight
- 4°CRain · Wind 18 km/h SW
Glencree is up to 326 m deep: the rim reaches 530 m and the floor 135 m, along 7.1 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 135 m
Depth of Glencree
Up to 326 m deep (typically 230 m) along the 7.1 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Glencree 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km
Glencree terrain and contours
25 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.
Glencree elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Glencree weather
Tonight · Rain · 4°C (39°F) · 0.9 mm · Wind 18 km/h SW
Glencree forecast for about 530 m.
- Tonight4°0.9 mm18 km/h SW
- Today5°11°11.3 mm46 km/h W
- Sun4°8°2.3 mm44 km/h W
- Mon7°13°9.0 mm42 km/h S
- Tue7°8°1.1 mm33 km/h W
- Wed5°11°0.2 mm22 km/h SW
- Thu5°10°2.7 mm28 km/h S
- Fri8°10°17.0 mm24 km/h SE
- Sat3°8°0.4 mm19 km/h W
- Sun1°5°0.1 mm21 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 near Glencree
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Glencree, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Crone Wood Car Park
All mapped places 3
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Crone Wood Car ParkParking | 1.0 km SE |
| Curtlestown WoodParking | 2.1 km N |
| Parking | 2.1 km NNE |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 88% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.8% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 705 m low point 44 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Glencree.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 678 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Eurasian Jackdaw32
- European Robin25
- Woodland Dor Beetle24
- Purple foxglove23
- Rook20
- Small Tortoiseshell20
Where Glencree sits
- Range
- Wicklow Mountains21
Nearby places
MaulinPeak · 570 m↑3.3 km SSE
KippurePeak · 757 m↑5.6 km W
DjoucePeak · 725 m↑5.8 km S
Two RockPeak · 536 m↑6.3 km N
Lough TayLake↑8.6 km S
More in the Wicklow Mountains 6
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-04-09)
- 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)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)