Knockowen is a 658-metre (2,159 ft) Hewitt in Cork/Kerry, the island of Ireland. It is also known as Cnoc Eoghain. It lies in the Beara Peninsula area (Caha Mountains). Its prominence, the drop to the col before higher ground, is 330 m. The summit is marked by a rock flake 5m SW of cairn. It is also on the Marilyn and Simm lists.
| Height | 658 m / 2,159 ft |
|---|---|
| Prominence | 330 m |
| Classifications | Marilyn, Simm, Hewitt |
| Region | Beara Peninsula |
| County | Cork/Kerry |
| Country | The island of Ireland |
| OS grid reference | V8086455387 |
| Latitude / longitude | 51.738737, -9.725411 |
| Summit feature | rock flake 5m SW of cairn |
Plan a walk up Knockowen
BaggedIt’s GPX route builder snaps a route to the real paths around Knockowen and works out distance, ascent and difficulty as you plot. Download the map pack for Beara Peninsula before you set off and it works with no signal. Record your track on the day, and logging the summit ticks it off your Hewitts list.
Plan Knockowen in BaggedIt
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Hills near Knockowen
Other listed hills within 11 km, for planning a multi-summit day.
| Hill | Height | List | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coomnadiha | 644 m | Hewitt | 6.0 km |
| Hungry Hill | 685 m | Hewitt | 7.4 km |
| Maulin | 621 m | Hewitt | 10.7 km |
See the full list of Hewitts, or read about every hill classification BaggedIt tracks.
Hill data from the Database of British and Irish Hills, licensed under CC BY 4.0.