Peak · Ireland
Shehy Mountain
Shehy Mountain rises to 762 m. Carrauntoohil stands 1,039 m to the west, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Purple Mountain NE Top, a peak 0.5 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 2.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 762 m
How to reach it
Coordinates52.01302, -9.60025
- 2.4 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 0.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Meeting of the waters · 2 mi
- Ladie's View · 3 mi
- Ladies View · 3 mi
- Waterfall view · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Purple Mountain NE Top: 0.5 mi
- Tomies Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Purple Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Tomies Mountain North Top: 1.3 mi
- Eagles Nest: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Church ruins: 2.5 mi
- Lord Brandon's Cottage: 2.5 mi
- ruined castle: 3.3 mi
- Derrycunihy Roman Catholic Church: 3.5 mi
- Ross Castle: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 40
- Very small Bridge: 1.8 mi
- Droichead an tseanchora: 2.2 mi
- Killarney National Park: 2.3 mi
- Newfoundland Bay Tunnel: 2.5 mi
- Dunloe Ogham Stones: 3.6 mi
Springs: 35
- St Margaret's Well: 5.0 mi
- Tobermurry: 5.6 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 9.1 mi
- Tobereendoney: 9.4 mi
- Toberbullaun: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 31
- Oak Spirit: 4.2 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 5.0 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 5.2 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 5.2 mi
- An Spéir Bhean: 5.2 mi
Parks: 23
- Stone garden: 4.1 mi
- Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
- Killarney House: 4.9 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 9.2 mi
- Reenagross Park: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 13
- Walled Garden: 4.2 mi
- Fern Garden: 4.7 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 16.3 mi
- Sally Garden: 17.7 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- McRose Beach: 3.3 mi
- Coss Strand: 10.8 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 16.3 mi
- Snave Strand: 20.4 mi
- Bunaneer Strand: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Arboretum: 4.1 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 10.0 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 13.5 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 17.9 mi
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 17.9 mi
Museums: 7
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 11.2 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 13.1 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 14.7 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 18.1 mi
- Bryce House: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 1.9 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 4.1 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 11.4 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Caoinkeen: 14.7 mi
- Droppa: 17.6 mi
- 2: 22.4 mi
- 2: 22.4 mi
- 2: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Shehy Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrauntoohil | W 261° | 1,038.6 m | 6.1 mi |
| Beenkeragh | W 266° | 1,008.2 m | 6.2 mi |
| Caher | W 259° | 1,000 m | 6.8 mi |
| Cnoc na Péiste | WSW 256° | 985.1 m | 4.2 mi |
| Maolán Buí | WSW 254° | 968.9 m | 4.5 mi |
| The Bones | W 263° | 956.5 m | 6.3 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn | WSW 252° | 954.6 m | 5.1 mi |
| The Big Gun | WSW 257° | 939.9 m | 3.9 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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