Purple Mountain (Kerry)
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For other mountains of the same name, see Purple Mountain (disambiguation).
Purple Mountain (Irish: an Sliabh Corcra)[3] at 832 metres (2,730 ft) high, is the 21st–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 28th–highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. It is located in County Kerry, and is the highest point of the Purple Mountain Group.
Quick Facts Purple Mountain (and Purple Mountain Group), Highest point ...
Purple Mountain (and Purple Mountain Group) | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 832 m (2,730 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 597 m (1,959 ft)[1] |
Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 52°00′28″N 9°37′21″W[1] |
Naming | |
Native name | An Sliabh Corcra |
Geography | |
County Kerry, Ireland | |
Parent range | Purple Mountain Group |
OSI/OSNI grid | V886851 |
Topo map | OSI Discovery 78 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Devonian |
Mountain type | Well-bedded grey sandstone, (Lough Acoose Sandstone Formation)[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From the Head of the Gap |
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