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An Chonair

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Looking north from An Chonair. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

An Chonair sits at 1,259 ft on the Wild Atlantic Way, facing north, with the land dropping 856 ft within 600 m of the overlook. To the northwest, An Géarán rises 2,454 ft at a distance of 2.4 mi, and Barr an Ghéaráin follows at 2,604 ft, 2.7 mi to the north-northwest. Further north-northwest, at 3.8 mi, lies the site of a World War II plane crash, marked by the engine of a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor at 2,061 ft. Beyond that, Binn Fhaiche reaches 2,480 ft at 4.1 mi, and Cnoc Bréanainn (Mullach Thuaidh) reaches 2,821 ft at 4.7 mi, both to the north-northwest. The overlook lies on the R560 road on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, on the Conor Pass, one of the mountain passes in Ireland served by an asphalted road. The previous lookout on the route is Bothar na gcloch, and the next is Ceann Sléibhe.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
1,259 ft
View
North · 0°
Relief
856 ft drop
In view
5 named features
View from An Chonair (Connor Pass)
N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
View from the Conor Pass - Ireland
Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY 4.0 · source
Low tech barrier at R560 viewpoint
Stuart Logan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Cloghane River Valley
Mick Garratt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
View from the top of the Connor Pass
N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
View to Dingle from Connor Pass
N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • An Géarán2,454 ftnorthwest · 2.4 mi
  • Barr an Ghéaráin2,604 ftnorth-northwest · 2.7 mi
  • World War II plane crash site: Engine of Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor2,061 ftnorth-northwest · 3.8 mi
  • Binn Fhaiche2,480 ftnorth-northwest · 4.1 mi
  • Cnoc Bréanainn (Mullach Thuaidh)2,821 ftnorth-northwest · 4.7 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4518:5418:09
June solstice05:2022:0621:11
September equinox07:2719:4218:57
December solstice08:4816:3115:27

Local time (Europe/Dublin). Computed for this exact position.

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The Conor Pass or Connor Pass is one of the highest mountain passes in Ireland served by an asphalted road. It is on the R560 road on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry.

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How high is An Chonair?

An Chonair sits at about 1,259 feet (384 m).

What can you see from An Chonair?

From An Chonair: An Géarán (NW, 2.4 mi); Barr an Ghéaráin (NNW, 2.7 mi); World War II plane crash site: Engine of Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor (NNW, 3.8 mi); Binn Fhaiche (NNW, 4.1 mi).

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Ceann Sléibhe is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after An Chonair.

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