Torc Mountain

Torc Mountain
Sliabh Torc

Upper lake and the Black Valley in the distance as seen from the top of Torc Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 535 m (1,755 ft)[1]
Prominence 300 m (980 ft)[1]
Listing Marilyn
Coordinates 52°00′0″N 9°31′0″W / 52.00000°N 9.51667°W / 52.00000; -9.51667
Geography
Torc Mountain

Location in Ireland

Location Kerry, Ireland
Parent range East Kerry
OSI/OSNI grid V955839
Topo map OSi Discovery 78

Torc Mountain (Irish: Sliabh Torc) is a mountain near Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland which is 535 m high.

Etymology

Muckross House as seen from the top of Torc Mountain

Torc Mountain gets its name from the Irish word torc meaning boar, after an enchanted boar was killed there by the legendary hero, Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Geography

Torc Mountain is the 383rd highest summit in Ireland.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mangerton Area / Torc Mountain". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved June 26, 2015.

See also

External links

Media related to Torc Mountain at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 52°00′N 9°31′W / 52.000°N 9.517°W / 52.000; -9.517


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