Cnoc na Péiste
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Cnoc na Péiste rises to 985 m. Carrauntoohil stands 1,039 m to the west, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Crash site of USAAF Dakota, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Cnoc na Péiste (Irish for "hill of the serpent"), anglicised Knocknapeasta, at 988 metres (3,241 ft), is the fourth-highest peak in Ireland, on the Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam lists. Cnoc na Péiste is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. It is one of only two 3,000 ft peaks in the Reeks with a prominence above the Marilyn threshold of 150 metres, and is the highest summit of the Eastern Reeks. In 1943, a USAAF plane crashed into the mountain, killing all five crew, and parts of the wreckage can still be seen in Lough Cummeenapeasta.
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Wikidata Q2981002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 985.1 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 3.5 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 · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Maolán Buí: 0.3 mi
- The Big Gun: 0.3 mi
- Cruach Mhór: 0.5 mi
- Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top: 0.7 mi
- Feabrahy: 0.9 mi
- Lord Brandon's Cottage: 3.3 mi
- ruined castle: 5.0 mi
- Dunloe Castle: 5.3 mi
- Derrycunihy Roman Catholic Church: 5.4 mi
- Church ruins: 5.9 mi
- Crash site of USAAF Dakota: 0.3 mi
- Very small Bridge: 2.4 mi
- Kissane Sheep Farm: 4.4 mi
- Dunloe Ogham Stones: 5.0 mi
- Newfoundland Bay Tunnel: 5.3 mi
- Tobermurry: 7.4 mi
- St Margaret's Well: 8.9 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 9.3 mi
- Tobereendoney: 11.2 mi
- Toberbullaun: 12.0 mi
- Oak Spirit: 8.3 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 9.0 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 9.2 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 9.2 mi
- An Spéir Bhean: 9.2 mi
- Stone garden: 8.3 mi
- Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 8.7 mi
- Killarney House: 8.9 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 9.4 mi
- Reenagross Park: 9.8 mi
- McRose Beach: 7.5 mi
- Coss Strand: 9.3 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 12.8 mi
- Kells Beach: 17.5 mi
- Bunaneer Strand: 17.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 8.3 mi
- Fern Garden: 8.7 mi
- Sally Garden: 14.2 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 14.2 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 16.2 mi
- Arboretum: 8.2 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 10.0 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 10.4 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 16.2 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 17.7 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 13.5 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 13.8 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 14.7 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 18.6 mi
- Bryce House: 19.1 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 5.5 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 8.1 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 13.8 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 21.4 mi
- Droppa: 16.1 mi
- Caoinkeen: 16.3 mi
- Maughanablagher Cliffs: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Cnoc na Péiste. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrauntoohil | W 273° | 1,039 m | 2.0 mi |
| Beenkeragh | WNW 285° | 1,008 m | 2.2 mi |
| Caher | W 265° | 1,000 m | 2.7 mi |
| Caher West Top | W 266° | 973 m | 2.9 mi |
| Maolán Buí | SW 223° | 969 m | 0.3 mi |
| The Bones | W 276° | 957 m | 2.2 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn | SW 234° | 955 m | 0.9 mi |
| The Big Gun | ENE 57° | 940 m | 0.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:07 | 18:51 |
| 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/2529270730
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