5th Peak Knuckles

5th Peak Knuckles: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit 5th Peak Knuckles

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach 5th Peak Knuckles — distance from nearby cities

• From Kandy (LK): about 29 km by road (23 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy
• From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 63 km by road (50 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya
• From Dambulla (LK): about 69 km by road (55 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla
• From Sigiriya (LK): about 77 km by road (62 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
• From Polonnaruwa (LK): about 80 km by road (64 km straight line) · directions · more places near Polonnaruwa

Coordinates: 7.40221, 80.80915. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near 5th Peak Knuckles

• Knuckles Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Matale · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sembuwatta Lake · lake · Matale · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Bambarakiri Ella · waterfall · Matale · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Pitawala Pathana, Riverston · park · Matale · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Victoria Dam Viewpoint and Victoria Observation Room · lake · Kandy · ~22 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Polgolla Dam · lake · Kandy · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sera Ella Water Fall · waterfall · Matale · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Udawatta Kele Sanctuary · sanctuary · Kandy · ~27 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Badulla · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Muthumari Amman Kovil · temple · Matale · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Dalada Maligawa · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~28 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Sorabora Wewa · viewpoint · Badulla · ~28 km · Must-see
• Malwathu Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sri Maha Kataragama Devalaya - Kandy · temple · Kandy · ~28 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Kandy Viewpoint · viewpoint · Kandy · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Arthur's Seat View Point · viewpoint · Kandy · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Asgiri Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kandy · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bogambara · attraction · Kandy · ~29 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near 5th Peak Knuckles

• Sorabora Wewa · viewpoint · Badulla · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kandy Viewpoint · viewpoint · Kandy · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Arthur's Seat View Point · viewpoint · Kandy · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Pidurutalagala · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kikiliyamana · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bible Rock · viewpoint · Kegalle · ~60 km · Must-see
• The Eagle’s View Point · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~60 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Bogoda Wooden Bridge · viewpoint · Badulla · ~61 km · Must-see
• Single Tree Hill · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~62 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Hakgala Peak · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~67 km · Must-see

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