Caher Mountain (Kerry)
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This article is about the mountain in County Kerry. For the hill in County Cork, see Caher Mountain (Cork).
Caher or Caher East Top (Irish: Cathair na Féinne, meaning 'stone fort of the Fianna')[2] at 1,000 metres (3,300 ft), is the third-highest peak in Ireland, on the Irish Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam classifications. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry.
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Caher | |
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Cathair na Féinne | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 99.76 m (327.3 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 0.71 miles (1.14 km) |
Listing | Furth, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 51.994449°N 9.758549°W / 51.994449; -9.758549[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | stone fort of the Fianna |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Parent range | MacGillycuddy's Reeks |
OSI/OSNI grid | V792838 |
Topo map | OSI Discovery 78 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | via Coomloughra Horseshoe |
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