Mount Eagle (Ireland)
| Mount Eagle | |
|---|---|
| Sliabh an Iolair | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 461 m (1,512 ft) [1] |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Coordinates | 52°7′4.18″N 10°25′55.41″W / 52.1178278°N 10.4320583°WCoordinates: 52°7′4.18″N 10°25′55.41″W / 52.1178278°N 10.4320583°W |
| Naming | |
| Translation | Eagle mountain (Irish) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Eagle Ireland | |
| Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
| Parent range | Dingle Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | V334989 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | mainly sandstone[1] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ancestral |
| Easiest route | hike |
Mount Eagle (Irish: Sliabh an Iolair, meaning "eagle mountain")[2] [3] is a mountain in County Kerry, Ireland.
Geography
The mountain is part of Dingle peninsula and is the 419th highest in Ireland.[1] Mount Eagle is located not faraway from Slea Head (Ceann Sléibhe), the most south-westerly point of the peninsula, and is connected with mount Brandon by a ridge of lower hills.[4] On the mountain's top stands a trig point.[5]
History
The mountain summit was the first Europen bit of land seen by Charles Lindbergh after its 1927 plane voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.[6]
Access to the summit
Mount Eagle summit can be reached with a medium walk from Ventry Harbour.[1] From the top of the mountain there is a good view of the neighbouring coast and the Blasket Islands.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dingle West Area - Mount Eagle". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Sliabh an Iolair". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Robert Archibald Armstrong (1825). A Gaelic Dictionary, in two parts. James Duncan. p. 327. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ↑ Peter Harbison (1995). Pilgrimage in Ireland: the mMonuments and the people. Syracuse University Press. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- 1 2 Paddy Dillon (1999). Irish Coastal Walks. Cicerone Press Limited. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ↑ Rick Steves, Pat O'Connor (2014). Rick Steves' Snapshot Dingle Peninsula. Avalon Travel.
See also
External links
Media related to Mount Eagle at Wikimedia Commons
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