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platform — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Overview · Assembled from verified data

This platform overlook sits on the Wild Atlantic Way at an elevation of 17 feet, with the surrounding land dropping 3 feet within 600 meters. Two peaks are visible from the site: Mucksna Mountain, 1,127 feet in elevation, lies east-southeast at a distance of 2.0 miles, and Killaha Mountain, 1,315 feet in elevation, lies southeast at 2.1 miles. Sunrise and sunset times vary through the year at this location, ranging from a 05:20 sunrise and 22:02 sunset at the June solstice to a 08:44 sunrise and 16:30 sunset at the December solstice, with the equinoxes falling between these extremes. The next lookout point along the route is a bench.

Access
0.7 mi detour
Elevation
17 ft
Relief
3 ft drop
In view
2 named features
Photos · Real imagery only
The Pier at Kenmare A popular place with stunning views all round.
Steve Edge · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
View from Kenmare A view from near Kenmare over fields by the Kenmare River towards the mountains of Killaha and Barraduff.
Gerald England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Tree by the Kenmare River, Killaha West, near Kenmare, Co.Kerry
P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The Letter Cross Roads On the N70 Ring Of Kerry road to the west of Kenmare.
Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
West of Kenmare Farm Road to the West of Kenmare.
Gerald England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Kerry hills
Alistair Cunningham · CC BY 3.0 · source
In view · Named features

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Mucksna Mountain1,127 fteast-southeast · 2.0 mi
  • Killaha Mountain1,315 ftsoutheast · 2.1 mi
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4218:5118:07
June solstice05:2022:0221:07
September equinox07:2519:3918:55
December solstice08:4416:3015:27

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

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

After it: bench →
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Common questions

How high is platform?

platform sits at about 17 feet (5 m).

What can you see from platform?

From platform: Mucksna Mountain (ESE, 2.0 mi); Killaha Mountain (SE, 2.1 mi).

What is the next lookout after platform?

bench is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after platform.

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