Slieve Mish Mountains
Mountain range in County Kerry, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: Mountains of the Dingle Peninsula
Slieve Mish Mountains (Irish: Sliabh Mis, meaning "[possibly] mountains of Mis"),[5] is a predominantly sandstone mountain range at the eastern end of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Stretching 19 kilometres (12 miles), from the first major peak of Barnanageehy outside of Tralee in the east, to Cnoc na Stuaice in near Central Dingle in the west, the range has over 17 material peaks (e.g. height above 100 m), with the core of the mountain range based around the massif of its highest peak, Baurtregaum, and its deep glacial valleys of Derrymore Glen and Curraheen Glen.
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Slieve Mish Mountains | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Baurtregaum[1][2] |
Elevation | 851 m (2,792 ft)[1][2] |
Coordinates | 52°12′N 9°46′W |
Dimensions | |
Length | 19 km (12 mi) East–West |
Width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Area | 97.9[3] km2 (37.8 sq mi) |
Naming | |
Native name | Sliabh Mis |
English translation | [possibly] mountains of Mis |
Geography | |
Location | County Kerry |
Country | Ireland |
Provinces of Ireland | Munster |
Topo map | OSI Discovery 71 |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Ordovician to Late Carboniferous[4] |
Type of rock | Purple cross-bedded sandstone[2] |
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