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Errigal · 749 m · 11 km SW

Mountain · Derryveagh Mountains · County Donegal

Muckish

666 m2,185 ft

Easiest route: 1.1 km+346 m · about 1 h · T3
Prominence: 484 m1,588 ft
Isolation: 11 km
Tonight: 3°CRain · Wind 32 km/h S

Muckish is a 666 m (2,185 ft) mountain in the Derryveagh Mountains, County Donegal, Ireland.

All facts

Elevation: 666 m · 2,185 ft
Nearest higher peak: Errigal (749 m)
Range: Derryveagh Mountains
Region: County Donegal, Ireland
Coordinates: 55.1054° N, 7.9935° W

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Route

How to get to the top of Muckish

The shortest mapped walking route from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.

From Road end, 0.7 km NW of Muckish

Distance: 1.1 kmone way
Climb: +346 m−16 m (1,135 ft up)
Time up: about 1 h
Difficulty: T3Demanding: exposed spots, some easy scrambling

Muckish elevation profile

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Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.

3D map

Muckish 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Muckish terrain and contours

25 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one. 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 summit

West → east through the summit

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.

Weather

Muckish weather

Tonight · Rain · 3°C (37°F) · 3.6 mm · Wind 32 km/h S

Muckish forecast for the summit, about 666 m.

Tonight3°3.6 mm32 km/h S
Sat3°8°22.3 mm88 km/h W
Sun3°7°2.0 mm71 km/h NW
Mon3°11°19.2 mm39 km/h SW
Tue6°6°6.6 mm42 km/h W
Wed6°9°0.9 mm24 km/h W
Thu6°8°4.5 mm33 km/h SE
Fri2°8°3.4 mm15 km/h N
Sat2°6°8.5 mm22 km/h NW
Sun3°5°2.6 mm20 km/h N

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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Muckish

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

Nearest parking
2.3 km NNE
+2 more within 4.9 km
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Nearest caravan site
Wild Atlantic Camp
6.0 km ENE
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
Corcreggan Mill
6.9 km N
Directions Map

All mapped places 5

Place	Distance
Parking	2.3 km NNE
Parking	4.1 km W
Parking	4.9 km WNW
Wild Atlantic CampCaravan site	6.0 km ENE
Corcreggan MillCampsite	6.9 km N

Slope

How steep is the route to Muckish?

The easiest mapped route, 1.2 km from 331 m to 666 m. Steepest stretch: 42°.

0 km · 331 m1.2 km · 666 m

0–15°0.5 km
15–30°0.5 km
30–45°0.2 km

Grades are averaged between profile points about 20 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 93.9%Trees 4.5%Water 1.1%

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

Where it sits

Where Muckish sits

Ranked in 1

#18 Treks and hikes in Ireland

Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGMuckish satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-15.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

GPXMuckish GPX / KML route downloadIn the route section. Mapped route for GPS apps and Google Earth, under the ODbL.

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 665 m at the summit; the official height is 666 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	666 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	665 m	-1 m
Copernicus GLO-90	663 m	-3 m

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 2026 (scene 2026-07-15)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Accuracy comparison, 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 · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Muckish

From Road end, 0.7 km NW of Muckish

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest caravan site

Nearest campsite

Data sources