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Routes up
A clear track climbs to the Devil's Punch Bowl lake, then a steeper path leads up beside it onto the boggy summit plateau.
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From OpenStreetMap, within 2 km. Check opening times before you rely on them.
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Cloud inversion · 7 days
The chance of standing above a sea of cloud on Mangerton Mountain each morning this week, from overnight temperature, humidity and low cloud below the 838m summit.
Dark sky · 7 days
How dark the sky gets over Mangerton Mountain each night this week, from cloud cover, moonlight and local light pollution.
Snow · 7 days
Snow is forecast at the summit on 1 of the next 7 days, about 4.8 cm in all, most on Friday (4.8 cm).
Sun today
10h 30m of daylight. Golden hour ends 08:54 and starts 17:50. From the summit you see the sun 08:02 to 18:43.
Nearby summits
About Mangerton Mountain
Mangerton Mountain (838 m) rises south of Killarney and Muckross in County Kerry, on the far side of the lakes from MacGillycuddy's Reeks. The summit is a broad, boggy plateau. Below it to the north lies the Devil's Punch Bowl, a deep corrie lake, and to the east the Horses Glen holds a chain of lakes under steep cliffs. Mangerton North Top (784 m) is 1.2 km north and Stoompa (706 m) 2.8 km north-east. The nearest higher hill is The Big Gun (940 m), 14.4 km west in the Reeks.
The standard route leaves the road end south of Muckross and follows a clear track up to the Devil's Punch Bowl. From the lake a path climbs the slope beside it to the plateau and the summit. The track is easy; the plateau is wet peat.
On the summit plateau, the high point is hard to find in mist. Keep away from the edge above the Horses Glen when you cannot see.
Mangerton Mountain is 838 m (2,750 ft) high with 583 m of prominence. It is in Shehy Mountains, Ireland. OS grid reference V980807. It is the highest of the 28 summits Peakify lists in Shehy Mountains. The nearest summits are Mangerton North Top (1.2 km), Mangerton South Top (1.7 km) and Dromderalough (2.6 km).
A deep corrie lake just below the summit plateau, reached by the main track from the Muckross side.
The track from the road end south of Muckross to the Devil's Punch Bowl, then the path up to the plateau.
The track to the Devil's Punch Bowl suits most walkers. The summit plateau is boggy and easy to get lost on in cloud.
Mangerton Mountain is 838 metres high with 583 metres of prominence.
Mangerton Mountain is listed in Shehy Mountains, Ireland.
Peakify lists 1 route for Mangerton Mountain, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
About Mangerton Mountain
Mangerton Mountain (838 m) rises south of Killarney and Muckross in County Kerry, on the far side of the lakes from MacGillycuddy's Reeks. The summit is a broad, boggy plateau. Below it to the north lies the Devil's Punch Bowl, a deep corrie lake, and to the east the Horses Glen holds a chain of lakes under steep cliffs. Mangerton North Top (784 m) is 1.2 km north and Stoompa (706 m) 2.8 km north-east. The nearest higher hill is The Big Gun (940 m), 14.4 km west in the Reeks.
The standard route leaves the road end south of Muckross and follows a clear track up to the Devil's Punch Bowl. From the lake a path climbs the slope beside it to the plateau and the summit. The track is easy; the plateau is wet peat.
On the summit plateau, the high point is hard to find in mist. Keep away from the edge above the Horses Glen when you cannot see.
Mangerton Mountain is 838 m (2,750 ft) high with 583 m of prominence. It is in Shehy Mountains, Ireland. OS grid reference V980807. It is the highest of the 28 summits Peakify lists in Shehy Mountains. The nearest summits are Mangerton North Top (1.2 km), Mangerton South Top (1.7 km) and Dromderalough (2.6 km).
A deep corrie lake just below the summit plateau, reached by the main track from the Muckross side.
The track from the road end south of Muckross to the Devil's Punch Bowl, then the path up to the plateau.
The track to the Devil's Punch Bowl suits most walkers. The summit plateau is boggy and easy to get lost on in cloud.
Mangerton Mountain is 838 metres high with 583 metres of prominence.
Mangerton Mountain is listed in Shehy Mountains, Ireland.
Peakify lists 1 route for Mangerton Mountain, including available distance, ascent, start point, and difficulty details.
Peakify rates each day on the summit Good, Marginal or Poor from the forecast summit wind, gusts, chance of rain and wind chill. Wind of 40 mph or gusts of 65 mph make it Poor; wind of 25 mph, gusts of 45 mph, a 60% chance of rain or a feels-like temperature of -8°C or below make it Marginal. Today's and tomorrow's ratings are at the top of this page. The rating covers the weather only: also check your route, daylight, kit and experience, and in winter whether you need an ice axe and crampons.
The page includes cached mountain forecast context, snow outlook, dark-sky signals, cloud-inversion information, sunrise, sunset, and summit planning details where available.
