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Torc Mountain
Mountain in Killarney, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Torc Mountain (Irish: Sliabh Torc, meaning 'mountain of wild boar'),[2] at 535 metres (1,755 ft), is the 329th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list. It is a popular mountain for hill walkers as it has a stone or boarded path (using railway sleepers) from its base at Torc Waterfall to its summit, which has views of the Lakes of Killarney.[3] Torc Mountain is part of the Mangerton Mountain Group range in County Kerry, Ireland.
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Torc Mountain | |
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![]() View from the summit of Torc Mountain looking westwards to the Upper Lake in the Black Valley | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 300 m (980 ft)[1] |
Listing | Marilyn, Arderin |
Coordinates | 52°00′0″N 9°31′0″W |
Naming | |
Native name | Sliabh Torc |
English translation | mountain of wild boar |
Geography | |
Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
Parent range | Mangerton Mountain Group |
OSI/OSNI grid | V955839 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 78 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Devonian[1] |
Mountain type | Green sandstone & purple siltstone, (Glenflesk Chloritic Sandstone Formation)[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Old Kenmare Road |
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