Cnoc an Chuillinn

Cnoc an Chuillinn rises to 955 m. Carrauntoohil stands 1,039 m to the west-northwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top, a peak 0.3 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Cnoc an Chuillinn (Irish for "hill of the steep slope"), at 958 metres (3,143 ft), is the sixth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list and the seventh-highest peak in Ireland on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. The name is sometimes incorrectly anglicised to Knockacullion, which is a name used for peaks and townlands in other parts of Ireland. Cnoc an Chuillinn is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry.
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Wikidata Q15211040, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 954.6 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 4.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Moll's Gap · 4 mi
- Ladie's View · 5 mi
- Ladies View · 5 mi
- Waterfall view · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top: 0.3 mi
- Maolán Buí: 0.6 mi
- Cnoc na Toinne: 0.8 mi
- Brassel Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Cnoc na Péiste: 0.9 mi
- Lord Brandon's Cottage: 3.9 mi
- ruined castle: 5.5 mi
- Derrycunihy Roman Catholic Church: 5.9 mi
- Dunloe Castle: 6.2 mi
- Ballymalis Castle: 6.6 mi
- Crash site of USAAF Dakota: 1.1 mi
- Very small Bridge: 3.3 mi
- Kissane Sheep Farm: 4.5 mi
- Dunloe Ogham Stones: 5.9 mi
- Newfoundland Bay Tunnel: 6.0 mi
- Tobermurry: 8.2 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 9.2 mi
- St Margaret's Well: 9.8 mi
- Tobereendoney: 12.0 mi
- Tobernawahnee: 12.1 mi
- Oak Spirit: 9.1 mi
- Nest of Lace: 9.7 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 9.9 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 10.1 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 10.1 mi
- McRose Beach: 8.3 mi
- Coss Strand: 8.8 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 12.3 mi
- Kells Beach: 16.8 mi
- Bunaneer Strand: 17.5 mi
- Stone garden: 9.1 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 9.3 mi
- Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 9.7 mi
- Reenagross Park: 9.8 mi
- Killarney House: 9.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 9.2 mi
- Fern Garden: 9.6 mi
- Sally Garden: 13.3 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 13.3 mi
- Derreen Gardens: 15.6 mi
- Droppa: 15.6 mi
- Caoinkeen: 16.5 mi
- 2: 17.7 mi
- 2: 17.7 mi
- 2: 17.9 mi
- Arboretum: 9.0 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 9.9 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 10.1 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 15.5 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 17.4 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 13.8 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 13.8 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 14.5 mi
- Bryce House: 18.9 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 19.1 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 8.9 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Cnoc an Chuillinn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrauntoohil | WNW 297° | 1,038.6 m | 1.4 mi |
| Beenkeragh | NW 309° | 1,008.2 m | 1.8 mi |
| Caher | W 279° | 1,000 m | 1.9 mi |
| Cnoc na Péiste | NE 54° | 985.1 m | 0.9 mi |
| Caher West Top | W 279° | 973.4 m | 2.1 mi |
| Maolán Buí | ENE 60° | 968.9 m | 0.6 mi |
| The Bones | WNW 299° | 956.5 m | 1.6 mi |
| The Big Gun | NE 55° | 939.9 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:07 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:08 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:27 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372486
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