Peak · Ireland
Knockowen
Knockowen rises to 658 m. Hungry Hill stands 682 m to the southwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cushnaficulla, a peak 0.9 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 2.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 658 m
How to reach it
Coordinates51.73886, -9.72526
- 2.5 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 7.4 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Lady Bantry's Lookout · 7 mi
- Derrycreha Layby · 9 mi
- Finn McCool's Seat · 10 mi
- Seefin · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cushnaficulla: 0.9 mi
- Claddaghgarriff: 1.0 mi
- Stokeennalackareha: 1.0 mi
- Pookeen: 1.2 mi
- Knockastumpa: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Kilcaskan Chrush: 2.2 mi
- Famine House: 5.0 mi
- Lonehort Battery: 7.3 mi
- Cromwell's Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Derryquin Castle: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 45
- West Cork Sailing & Powerboating Centre: 3.9 mi
- Old Stone Cottages: 4.0 mi
- Gleninchaquin Park: 5.2 mi
- The Blue Pool: 7.6 mi
- Garnish Island: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 44
- Trawnablaha: 7.3 mi
- Trawnablaha: 7.4 mi
- Coss Strand: 8.9 mi
- Ahakista Strand (Kitchen Cove): 10.4 mi
- Pallas Strand: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 25
- The Druid: 8.2 mi
- Brushwood Gallery: 8.7 mi
- Scots Pine Ogham Sculpture: 10.1 mi
- Steve Casey Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Alder Ogham Sculpture: 10.1 mi
Springs: 15
- Tobernawahnee: 9.9 mi
- Well of the poets: 10.7 mi
- Lady's Well: 11.1 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 11.5 mi
- Tobermurry: 13.9 mi
Parks: 12
- The Wild Garden: 10.1 mi
- South Square Park: 10.1 mi
- North Square Park: 10.2 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 11.4 mi
- Reenagross Park: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 11
- Derreen Gardens: 3.2 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 7.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 7.7 mi
- Sally Garden: 10.0 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 10.1 mi
Museums: 8
- Bryce House: 7.8 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 8.2 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 10.9 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 11.6 mi
- Allihies Copper Mine Museum: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Habitat of Derreenies: 3.3 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 10.7 mi
- Páirc Náisiúnta Stairiúil Dhoire Fhíonáin / Derrynane National Historic Park: 17.5 mi
- Arboretum: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Droppa: 2.2 mi
- 2: 13.5 mi
- 2: 13.6 mi
- 2: 13.8 mi
- Caoinkeen: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 3.9 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 5.1 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 11.8 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 20.5 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 21.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Knockowen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungry Hill | SW 219° | 682 m | 4.6 mi |
| Coomnadiha | NE 38° | 644 m | 3.7 mi |
| Caha | NE 53° | 610 m | 3.5 mi |
| Lackabane | WSW 252° | 603 m | 3.7 mi |
| Eagles Nest | NE 50° | 602.6 m | 3.2 mi |
| Eskatarriff | WSW 253° | 600.5 m | 4.7 mi |
| Coomacloghane | W 264° | 599 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cushnaficulla | ENE 69° | 594 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:07 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 21:07 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:44 | 15:29 | 16:31 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372670
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