Peak · Ireland
Purple Mountain NE Top
Purple Mountain NE Top rises to 757 m. Carrauntoohil stands 1,039 m to the west, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Shehy Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 757 m
How to reach it
Coordinates52.01421, -9.61099
- 2.7 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Meeting of the waters · 3 mi
- Ladie's View · 3 mi
- Ladies View · 3 mi
- Waterfall view · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Shehy Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Tomies Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Purple Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Tomies Mountain North Top: 1.0 mi
- Cnoc na dTarbh: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Lord Brandon's Cottage: 2.5 mi
- Church ruins: 2.9 mi
- Dunloe Castle: 3.4 mi
- ruined castle: 3.5 mi
- Derrycunihy Roman Catholic Church: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 38
- Very small Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Droichead an tseanchora: 2.7 mi
- Killarney National Park: 2.7 mi
- Newfoundland Bay Tunnel: 2.8 mi
- Dunloe Ogham Stones: 3.3 mi
Springs: 35
- St Margaret's Well: 5.3 mi
- Tobermurry: 5.5 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 9.3 mi
- Tobereendoney: 9.3 mi
- Toberbullaun: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 30
- Oak Spirit: 4.6 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 5.3 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 5.5 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 5.5 mi
- An Spéir Bhean: 5.5 mi
Parks: 23
- Stone garden: 4.6 mi
- Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
- Killarney House: 5.2 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 9.3 mi
- Reenagross Park: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 10
- Walled Garden: 4.6 mi
- Fern Garden: 5.0 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 16.5 mi
- Sally Garden: 17.4 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 9
- McRose Beach: 3.8 mi
- Coss Strand: 10.8 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 15.9 mi
- Bunaneer Strand: 20.5 mi
- Snave Strand: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Arboretum: 4.5 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 10.1 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 17.7 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 18.0 mi
Museums: 7
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 11.5 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 13.3 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 14.9 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 17.9 mi
- Bryce House: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 2.0 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 4.5 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 11.7 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Caoinkeen: 15.0 mi
- Droppa: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Purple Mountain NE Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrauntoohil | W 260° | 1,039 m | 5.7 mi |
| Beenkeragh | W 265° | 1,008 m | 5.8 mi |
| Caher | WSW 258° | 1,000 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cnoc na Péiste | WSW 253° | 985 m | 3.8 mi |
| Caher West Top | WSW 259° | 973 m | 6.6 mi |
| Maolán Buí | WSW 251° | 969 m | 4.1 mi |
| The Bones | W 262° | 957 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn | WSW 249° | 955 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:07 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:08 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:26 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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