Carrauntoohil
Carrauntoohil, Carrauntoohill or Carrantuohill ( ; , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycuddy's Reeks. Carrauntoohil is composed mainly of sandstone, whose glaciation produced distinctive features on the mountain such as the Eagle's Nest corrie and some deep gullies and sharp arêtes in its east and northeastern faces that are popular with rock and winter climbers.
Key facts
- Mountain.type
- Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Devil's Ladder (via Hag's Glen)
- Mountain.period
- Devonian
- Mountain.name
- Carrauntouhil
- Mountain.other_name
- Carrauntoohill
- Mountain.photo
- Carrauntoohil 2016.JPG
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Carrauntoohil's east face (l), and north-east face (r, in shadow), as seen from the Hag's Glen
- Mountain.map
- island of Ireland
- Mountain.map_relief
- yes
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Mountain.map_size
- 300
- Mountain.label_position
Article
14 sectionsContents
- Geology
- Geography
- Summit
- Naming
- Ownership
- Recreation
- Visitors
- Mountain walking
- Rock and winter climbing
- See also
- Bibliography
- Notes
- References
- External links
Carrauntoohil, Carrauntoohill or Carrantuohill ( ; , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycuddy's Reeks. Carrauntoohil is composed mainly of sandstone, whose glaciation produced distinctive features on the mountain such as the Eagle's Nest corrie and some deep gullies and sharp arêtes in its east and northeastern faces that are popular with rock and winter climbers.
As Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil is popular with mountain walkers, who most commonly ascend via the Devil's Ladder route; however, Carrauntoohil is also climbed as part of longer mountain walking routes in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range, including the Coomloughra Horseshoe or the MacGillycuddy's Reeks Ridge Walk of the entire mountain range. Carrauntoohil, and most of the range is held in private ownership and is not part of any Irish national park; however, reasonable access is granted to the public for recreational use.