Carrauntoohil
Carrauntoohil is the highest peak on the island of Ireland. It is in County Kerry. Carrauntoohil is 1,038 metres (3,406 feet)[1] high. It is the central peak of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks range.
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| Elevation | 1,038 metres (3,406 feet)[1] |
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| Prominence | 1,038 m (3,406 ft) |
| Listing | Country high point Marilyn, Furth, Hewitt |
| Location | |
| Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
| Range | Macgillycuddy's Reeks |
| OSI/OSNI grid | V803844 |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery 78 |
Carrauntoohil Media
Looking directly at Carrauntoohil's Eagle's Nest corrie (in shade), surrounded by Carrauntoohil (left), The Bones and the Beenkeragh Ridge (centre, back), Beenkeragh (right), and the Hag's Tooth, and the Hag's Tooth Ridge up to Beenkeragh (right). The three levels of the Eagle's Nest corrie can be clearly seen.
The summit of Carrauntoohil
Carrauntoohil (r) from Hag's Glen, with the Devil's Ladder path to the col between Carrauntoohil (r) and Cnoc na Toinne (l) visible in the distance
Heavenly Gates on the east face. The 450 metre Howling Ridge rock-climb starts at the Heavenly Gates.
Climbing up Brother O'Shea's Gully with the Eagle's Nest (third level), and Lough Cummeenoughter below.
Eagle's Nest and Lough Cummenoughter in winter
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mountains, Rivers & Lakes". Ordnance Survey Ireland. 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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