Cnoc an Chuillin

Cnoc an Chuillin
Cnoc an Chuillin

Ireland

Highest point
Elevation 958 m (3,143 ft) [1]
Prominence 53 m (174 ft) [1]
Listing Furth
Coordinates 51°59′24″N 9°42′49″W / 51.9901°N 9.7135°W / 51.9901; -9.7135Coordinates: 51°59′24″N 9°42′49″W / 51.9901°N 9.7135°W / 51.9901; -9.7135
Geography
Location County Kerry, Ireland
Parent range MacGillycuddy's Reeks

Cnoc an Chuillin or Cnoc an Chuillinn (Irish for "hill of the steep slope") is the seventh-highest[1] mountain peak in Ireland, at 958 metres (3,143 ft) high. It lies about 3½ kilometres west-southwest of Carrauntoohil (Ireland's highest peak) in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks of County Kerry. Informally referred to as one of the Irish Munros, the summit is officially counted by the Scottish Mountaineering Club as a Furth; a 3,000 ft high peak outside Scotland.[2]

Location

Cnoc an Chuillin lies in the eastern part of MacGillycuddy's Reeks at the southwestern end of a ridge that includes (from southwest to northeast): Cnoc an Chuillin East Top (926 m), Maolán Buí (973 m), Cnoc na Péiste (988 m), The Big Gun (939 m) and Cruach Mhór (932 m). It lies south of Lough Callee and north of Brassel Mountain (575 m). Its grid reference is V823833.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cnoc an Chuillinn at mountainviews.ie. Accessed on 6 Feb 2013.
  2. ↑ Mountains - Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 6 Feb 2013.

See also

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