Croagh Patrick

Details

Elevation (feet):	2493
Elevation (meters):	760
Continent:	Europe
Country:	Ireland
Range/Region:	United Kingdom, Ireland, & Iceland
Range/Region:	Ireland
Latitude:	53.761702
Longitude:	-9.711914
Difficulty:	Walk up
Best months for climbing:	Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Nearest major airport:	Galway
Convenient Center:	Westport

Thanks to Jean Bourdariat for adding this peak.

Despite it is not high, Croag Patrick (764 m) stand fiercely above Westport bay, western Ireland.

Croagh Patrick is a blessed mountain for Irish, where St Patrick stayed 1500 years ago.

Each year, in July, several thousands pilgrims - men, women, children - climb the Croag Patrick mountain together.

Thanks to Jean Bourdariat for this description.