Torc Mountain
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Torc Mountain rises to 535 m. Cnoc na Péiste stands 985 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Torc Mountain W Top, a peak 0.4 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
Torc Mountain (Irish: Sliabh Torc, meaning 'mountain of wild boar'), 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. Torc Mountain is part of the Mangerton Mountain Group range in County Kerry, Ireland.
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Wikidata Q3777099, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 535 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 3.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Meeting of the waters · 1 mi
- Waterfall view · 3 mi
- Ladies View · 4 mi
- Ladie's View · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Torc Mountain W Top: 0.4 mi
- Eagles Nest: 2.2 mi
- Mangerton North Top: 2.2 mi
- Cromaglan Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Mangerton: 2.5 mi
- Sylvan World: 1.4 mi
- Muckross House: 1.6 mi
- A.W.B. (Billy) Vincent Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Church ruins: 1.7 mi
- Muckross Abbey: 2.2 mi
- Droichead an tseanchora: 1.4 mi
- Killarney National Park: 1.6 mi
- Muckross Traditional Farm: 1.7 mi
- Newfoundland Bay Tunnel: 2.5 mi
- St. Mary's Well: 4.2 mi
- St Margaret's Well: 4.4 mi
- Tobermurry: 7.8 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 8.6 mi
- Tobereendoney: 10.9 mi
- Tobernawahnee: 10.9 mi
- Oak Spirit: 1.4 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 4.1 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 4.3 mi
- An Spéir Bhean: 4.3 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 4.4 mi
- Stone garden: 1.6 mi
- Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
- Killarney House: 4.1 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 8.6 mi
- Reenagross Park: 8.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 1.6 mi
- Fern Garden: 4.1 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 15.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 18.1 mi
- Derreen Gardens: 19.4 mi
- Arboretum: 1.3 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 16.9 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 17.0 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 19.3 mi
- McRose Beach: 1.1 mi
- Coss Strand: 11.5 mi
- Snave Strand: 18.6 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 19.9 mi
- Fenit Beach: 24.2 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 8.5 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 11.6 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 13.7 mi
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 17.5 mi
- Bryce House: 18.0 mi
- Caoinkeen: 12.5 mi
- Droppa: 17.7 mi
- 2: 24.6 mi
- Clonavrick Cliff: 24.6 mi
- 2: 24.7 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 0.7 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 9.9 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 23.8 mi
- Three Counties: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Torc Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cnoc na Péiste | W 270° | 985.1 m | 7.4 mi |
| Maolán Buí | W 268° | 968.9 m | 7.7 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn | W 266° | 954.6 m | 8.2 mi |
| The Big Gun | W 272° | 939.9 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cruach Mhór | W 273° | 930.8 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top | W 267° | 922.9 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mangerton | SE 141° | 838.2 m | 2.5 mi |
| Purple Mountain | W 279° | 832 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:06 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:07 | 22:03 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:45 | 15:26 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372890
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