Peak · Ireland
Knockaughna
Knockaughna rises to 268 m. Hungry Hill stands 682 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Air India Flight 182 Crash Memorial, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 268 m
How to reach it
Coordinates51.57149, -9.59518
- 0.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 20.1 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Sailor's Hill · 4 mi
- Altar · 4 mi
- Seefin · 5 mi
- Finn McCool's Seat · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Gabriel: 2.5 mi
- Mount Corrin: 3.3 mi
- Gouladane: 3.8 mi
- Rosskerrig Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Seefin: 4.8 mi
Beaches
- Ahakista Strand (Kitchen Cove): 2.6 mi
- Trá na hAidhleann: 3.9 mi
- An Tráighín Álainn: 7.4 mi
- An Trá Mhór: 7.5 mi
- The South Strand: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
- Air India Flight 182 Crash Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Tom Whitty memorial: 2.8 mi
- Atha Tomais: 2.8 mi
- O'Mahony Castle: 3.7 mi
- Pierre levée: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 37
- Cadogan's Strand: 3.8 mi
- Stone Row: 4.4 mi
- two standing stones: 4.6 mi
- Durrus Cheese: 5.9 mi
- Bantry House: 9.2 mi
Springs: 21
- Well of the poets: 3.7 mi
- Tobar Chuas an Uisce: 8.0 mi
- Lady's Well: 8.2 mi
- Toberulla: 9.6 mi
- Toberconnell: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Droppa: 14.0 mi
- Faill a' Tónacáin: 15.1 mi
- Faill Chú: 16.4 mi
- Faill a' chipín: 16.8 mi
- Faill na Spuaice: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 16
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 10.7 mi
- Canon James Goodman: 14.1 mi
- The Druid: 15.9 mi
- Nest of Lace: 20.9 mi
- Brushwood Gallery: 21.3 mi
Museums: 9
- Cape Clear Museum: 10.0 mi
- Bryce House: 11.7 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 13.6 mi
- Heritage Centre: 13.9 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 15.9 mi
Parks: 9
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 12.5 mi
- Rossa Park: 14.0 mi
- The Rock: 14.4 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 14.8 mi
- Reenagross Park: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 8
- Heron Garden: 2.6 mi
- Walled Garden: 9.0 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 14.3 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 11.3 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 16.0 mi
- Fall Down: 16.5 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 12.8 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 15.9 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 20.5 mi
- The Warren Dunes: 24.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 7.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Knockaughna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungry Hill | NW 313° | 682 m | 11.6 mi |
| Knockowen | NNW 334° | 658 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lackabane | NW 319° | 603 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cushnaficulla | NNW 338° | 594 m | 12.8 mi |
| Knocknagree | NW 309° | 586 m | 13.5 mi |
| Caha SE Top | N 349° | 585 m | 13.5 mi |
| Knockeirky | NNW 341° | 577 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | N 352° | 574 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:07 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 21:06 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 15:30 | 16:32 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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