Caher West Top

Caher West Top

Caher West Top from Caher
Highest point
Elevation 973.4 m (3,194 ft) [1]
Listing Furth
Coordinates 51°58′39″N 9°43′49″W / 51.9776°N 9.7303°W / 51.9776; -9.7303Coordinates: 51°58′39″N 9°43′49″W / 51.9776°N 9.7303°W / 51.9776; -9.7303 
Geography
Parent range MacGillycuddy's Reeks
Caher West Top (right) beyond the main Caher peak (middle)

Caher West Top is the fifth-highest mountain peak in Ireland, at 973.4 metres (3,194 ft).[2]

Geography

The mountain is located about 500 metres west of Caher East Top and is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks of County Kerry. Its grid reference is V789840.[1] Other nearby peaks include: Skregmore, The Bones, Cnoc Iochtair, Carrauntoohil and Beenkeragh.[3]

Caher West Top is counted by the Scottish Mountaineering Club as a Furth (a 3,000-footer outside Scotland),[4] which is why it is sometimes referred to as one of the Irish Munros.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Caher West Top at mountainviews.ie. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.
  2. ↑ Caher (West Top) at peakery.com. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.
  3. ↑ Caher West Top maps at www.themountainguide.co.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.
  4. ↑ Mountains – Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.
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