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Glencree

Floor135 m443 ft
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
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Depth

Depth of Glencree

Up to 326 m deep (typically 230 m) along the 7.1 km in view.

100200300400500600326 mrimfloor0247.1 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

Glencree 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

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.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Glencree elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

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

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

    1.0 km SE · +2 more within 2.1 km

All mapped places 3
PlaceDistance
Crone Wood Car ParkParking1.0 km SE
Curtlestown WoodParking2.1 km N
Parking2.1 km NNE
Slope

Slope

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

Mostly gentle: 88% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
88.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
11.2%
Steep, 30–45°
0.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.8% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
705 m low point 44 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 70.8%Trees 27.6%Cropland 0.7%Built-up 0.6%

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 Glencree.

NESW5 km10 km123456789
Summit list 9
  1. 1Prince William's Seat554 m 2.2 km NNE
  2. 2Knocknagun555 m 2.6 km NNW
  3. 3Tonduff642 m 2.7 km SSW
  4. 4Tonduff East Top593 m 3.0 km S
  5. 5Maulin570 m 3.3 km SSE
  6. 6War Hill685 m 4.8 km S
  7. 7Spot 538538 m 4.8 km SW
  8. 8Long Hill379 m 5.6 km SE
  9. 9Djouce725 m 5.8 km S
Wildlife

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 it sits

Where Glencree sits

Range
Wicklow Mountains21
Region
Ireland107Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Wicklow Mountains 6
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Downloads

Glencree downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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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 2025-04-09)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia