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A tarmac access road climbs from the car park to the mast on the summit.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Mount Leinster each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 794m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Mount Leinster each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
No snow is forecast at the summit in the next 7 days.
Sun today
10h 28m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:46 and starts 17:37. From the summit you see the sun 07:52 to 18:31.
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About Mount Leinster
Mount Leinster rises at the northern end of the Blackstairs Mountains, between Bunclody and Borris. The summit is a broad, heathery dome topped by a tall broadcasting mast. Mount Leinster East Top lies 1.8 km east. It is a county top, a Hewitt, a Marilyn, an Arderin and a Vandeleur-Lynam.
The easiest route starts at the Nine Stones car park on the road that crosses the range to the west of the summit, and follows the mast access road to the top. It is a steady climb on tarmac. Longer walks come up from the Bunclody side over heather and bog.
The open, smooth slopes attract hang-gliders and paragliders. From the top you can see across Carlow, Wexford and Kilkenny, and as far as the Wicklow Mountains.
Mount Leinster is 794 m (2,606 ft) high with 726 m of prominence. It is in Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Ireland. OS grid reference S826525. It is the highest of the 25 summits Peakify lists in Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow. The nearest summits are Mount Leinster East Top (1.8 km), Croaghaun (5.1 km) and Blackstairs Mountain (7.9 km).
Walk from the Nine Stones car park up the mast access road. It is a steady climb on tarmac.
Yes. The access road from Nine Stones makes it one of the easier high summits in Ireland.
The Nine Stones car park on the road over the range is the usual start.
Mount Leinster is 794 metres high with 726 metres of prominence.
Mount Leinster is listed in Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Ireland.
Peakify lists 1 route for Mount Leinster, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Mount Leinster
Mount Leinster rises at the northern end of the Blackstairs Mountains, between Bunclody and Borris. The summit is a broad, heathery dome topped by a tall broadcasting mast. Mount Leinster East Top lies 1.8 km east. It is a county top, a Hewitt, a Marilyn, an Arderin and a Vandeleur-Lynam.
The easiest route starts at the Nine Stones car park on the road that crosses the range to the west of the summit, and follows the mast access road to the top. It is a steady climb on tarmac. Longer walks come up from the Bunclody side over heather and bog.
The open, smooth slopes attract hang-gliders and paragliders. From the top you can see across Carlow, Wexford and Kilkenny, and as far as the Wicklow Mountains.
Mount Leinster is 794 m (2,606 ft) high with 726 m of prominence. It is in Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Ireland. OS grid reference S826525. It is the highest of the 25 summits Peakify lists in Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow. The nearest summits are Mount Leinster East Top (1.8 km), Croaghaun (5.1 km) and Blackstairs Mountain (7.9 km).
Walk from the Nine Stones car park up the mast access road. It is a steady climb on tarmac.
Yes. The access road from Nine Stones makes it one of the easier high summits in Ireland.
The Nine Stones car park on the road over the range is the usual start.
Mount Leinster is 794 metres high with 726 metres of prominence.
Mount Leinster is listed in Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Ireland.
Peakify lists 1 route for Mount Leinster, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
