Peak · Ireland
Douce Mountain
Douce Mountain rises to 476 m. Knockboy stands 706 m to the west, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Doughill Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 8.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 476 m
How to reach it
Coordinates51.79887, -9.27213
- 8.0 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 14.8 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- The Priests Leap · 9 mi
- Ardnatrush View · 11 mi
- Derrycreha Layby · 11 mi
- Lady Bantry's Lookout · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Doughill Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Shehy More SW Top: 1.7 mi
- Shehy More: 2.0 mi
- Knockrour: 2.6 mi
- Foilastookeen: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Togher Castle: 5.3 mi
- Carriganass Castle: 5.5 mi
- Holy Trinity Church: 7.2 mi
- Castle Donovan: 7.4 mi
- Carrignacurra Castle: 7.9 mi
Beaches
- Snave Strand: 9.0 mi
- Bathing Cove: 17.3 mi
- White Steps: 17.5 mi
- Skuses Strand: 17.6 mi
- Coss Strand: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 52
- Saint Finbar's Well: 3.5 mi
- Funmanway Adventure Land: 7.6 mi
- The Druid Circle: 10.5 mi
- Bullaun Stone: 10.5 mi
- Standing Stone: 10.6 mi
Springs: 45
- Tobermurry: 6.8 mi
- Saint Bartholomew's Well: 7.8 mi
- Tobar na Súile: 9.0 mi
- Saint Gobnait's Holy Well: 10.6 mi
- Toberabban: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Caoinkeen: 7.1 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 17.3 mi
- Droppa: 18.2 mi
- Faill na Briste: 19.1 mi
- Faill na Seabhach: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 20
- Sam Maguire: 8.6 mi
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 10.4 mi
- Saint Gobnait: 10.6 mi
- Molly the Púca: 12.1 mi
- The Druid: 12.4 mi
Parks: 19
- River Island Park: 6.7 mi
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 9.0 mi
- Áth Leacaigh: 9.3 mi
- Reenagross Park: 14.0 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 13
- Raised Beds: 7.1 mi
- Water Garden: 7.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.4 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 12.8 mi
Museums: 13
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 8.6 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 9.3 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 10.7 mi
- Bryce House: 12.4 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 8.7 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 12.5 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 12.9 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 14.4 mi
- Arboretum: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 11.3 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 16.5 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Mullinhassig Waterfall: 20.7 mi
- Fall Down: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Kilmurry Woods: 16.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Douce Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockboy | W 272° | 706 m | 7.3 mi |
| An Caincín | WNW 285° | 692.8 m | 7.2 mi |
| Knockboy North Top | W 275° | 649 m | 7.5 mi |
| Knocknamanagh | WNW 289° | 637 m | 8.7 mi |
| Knocknamanagh NE Top | WNW 295° | 625 m | 8.3 mi |
| Carran | NW 312° | 604 m | 5.9 mi |
| Gullaba Hill | WNW 299° | 603 m | 8.4 mi |
| Carran South Top | NW 308° | 567 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:05 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:06 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 15:27 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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