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Mountains near Kenmare
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Mountains around Kenmare

North and west of town, the Dunkerron Mountains rise towards Moll's Gap and Mangerton. South across the bay, the Caha Mountains run along the Kerry–Cork border on the Beara Peninsula, crossed by the Caha and Healy passes.

Field guide

The main peaks

Grades reflect the easiest standard route in good weather. Tap a summit on the map for details.

Summit positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

  • DerrygarriffDoire Gharbh
    A knobbly top on the western side of the Peakeen horseshoe, a short way east of Moll's Gap, normally done as part of that circuit.
    492 m
    Hard
  • KnockanaguishCnoc an Uaignis
    The usual first top on the Peakeen horseshoe from Gowlane, close to the Kerry Way. Steep and slippery in places; mist calls for compass or GPS.
    509 m
    Hard
  • Peakeen Mountain
    The trig-pointed summit of a five-top horseshoe north of Kenmare that starts from the Kerry Way. The round is about 11 km with more than 1,200 m of up and down over rough, pathless ground.
    555 m
    Hard
  • Boughil
    A short, steep climb from Barfinnihy Lough or the road west of Moll's Gap, over wet rock and several fences, with views back to Purple Mountain and the Gap of Dunloe.
    631 m
    Moderate
  • KnockowenCnoc Eoghain
    A short climb from the top of the Healy Pass, about 6 km and 2 hours return along a grassy, bouldery ridge. The best view is across Glanmore Lake to the Tooth Mountain range.
    658 m
    Moderate
  • MangertonAn Mhangarta
    A broad, boggy plateau above the Devil's Punchbowl, reached from Gortagullane near Muckross. The longer round over Stoompa looks into the Horses Glen and across the Killarney lakes.
    838 m
    Hard