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Douce Mountain

Douce Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Overlooks nearby

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
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
Historic sites
Attractions: 51
  • 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: 37
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
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
Museums: 13
Gardens: 11
Nature reserves: 8
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KnockboyW706 m7.3 mi
An CaincínWNW693 m7.2 mi
Knockboy North TopW649 m7.5 mi
Knocknamanagh NE TopWNW625 m8.3 mi
CarranNW604 m5.9 mi
Gullaba HillWNW603 m8.4 mi
Carran South TopNW567 m5.5 mi
ConigarWNW566 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4118:0518:50
June solstice05:1921:0622:00
September equinox07:2318:5419:38
December solstice08:4315:2716:29

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332373102

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