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Maximum height for area: 685 metres Summits in area: 39
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Knockowen Mountain Cork/ Kerry County
Cnoc Eoghain A name in Irish (Language)
(Ir. Cnoc Eoghain [OSI], 'hill of Eoghan')
Height: 658 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 84 for top
Grid Ref: V80870 55393 Latitude: 51.738796 Longitude: -9.725312
ITM: 480846 555459 Prominence: 373m   Isolation: 1.4km
Rating graphic. This is the highest peak in the Cahas between the Healy Pass and the Tunnels Road. Knockowen is also the name of a townland in the parish of Tuosist.

Knockowen is the second highest mountain in the Caha Mountains area and the 175th highest in Ireland. Our data has reached 75% of the goal for this summit. (Details)
   
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockowen in area Caha Mountains, County Cork/ Kerry, Ireland
Picture: Heading towards Knockowen from the Healy pass Expand pics.		  
A fine reward awaits you
Short Summary created by jackill  9 Jul 2011 Park at V78640 53567 (Point A), room for 3 cars. If the shop is closed parking is also possible at V78656 53463 (Point B). There is a rough track leading east from the highest point of the pass.Pick your way upwards around easy, rock shelfs onto a level rocky ridge. As you leave this ridge look for a grassy slope on the side of Knockowen to ascend to the summit cairn on a low rock shelf.
Point A: V78640 53567 Point B: V78656 53463 (turn area map On)

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockowen in area Caha Mountains, County Cork/ Kerry, Ireland
Picture: Looking over Glanmore from the Knockowen ridge Expand pics.
by Peter Walker  18 Jun 2008 As described by Paddy Dillon this makes an excellent little trip from the top of the Healy Pass (786536 (Point C)): two to three hours is perfectly leisurely, making it ideal for a Sunday afternoon after a Saturday night (yes, another one of them). In clear weather the large amount of outcropping rock is easily outmanouevred (or incorporated: there's a huge amount of pleasant bouldering/scrambling to be had along here)...in less clement conditions the ill-defined nature of the ridgeline would be 'interesting', I should think. The mountain views are indeed bleak: the mass of Hungry Hill blocking any view down the peninsular, while in the other direction the barren nature of much of the Cahas is very apparent. All is softened by the valley and seaward prospects mind you, which are most lovely (see example: from the ridge north-west over Glanmore to the Kenmare River.) And there's St Patrick's Cabbage about, which always adds to the day I find.
Point C: V786 536 (turn area map On)
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockowen in area Caha Mountains, County Cork/ Kerry, Ireland
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by milo  29 Apr 2003 The highest point of the central Caha ridge walk from Healy Pass to Turners rock. Most special feature is the tremendous drop into Glenrastel to the West. My picture looks north towards Cushnafiaculla to give a sense of this remote and airy place
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockowen in area Caha Mountains, County Cork/ Kerry, Ireland
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by simon3  5 Aug 2003 Paddy Dillon [The Mountains of Ireland] says “Knockowen is a good place to sit and study the bleaker parts of the Caha Mountains, but there are also views across to the big mountains of the Iveragh peninsula.” Richard Mersey [The Hills of Cork and Kerry] waxed more lyrical about the view from nearby Lough Namimna “.. there is a fine view north to the Matterhorn of Ireland – Mullaghanattin, across the Kenmare River." Our photo shows the summit cairn and a misty view of somewhere much nearer: Canshanvoe, a ridge that extends south of Knockeirky, the hump of some 577m, to the east of Knockowen.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockowen in area Caha Mountains, County Cork/ Kerry, Ireland
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by simon3  5 Aug 2003 Knockowen’s north-west face is very impressive. This picture, taken from the East of the summit shows the cliff.
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by simon3  5 Aug 2003 Lough Namuinna is between Knockowen and Cushnaficulla. David Herman [Hillwalkers’ South Kerry and West Cork] mentions a rock with a “remarkable square cross-section” on the side of the Lough. There’s a blown up view of what I take to be this rock in the picture.
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