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Mount Eagle (Ireland)
Mountain in Kerry, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mount Eagle (Irish: Sliabh an Iolair, meaning 'eagle mountain')[2][3] is a mountain in County Kerry, Ireland.
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Geography
The mountain is part of Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula and is the 419th highest in Ireland.[1] Mount Eagle is located not faraway from Slea Head (Ceann Sléibhe), the most south-westerly point of the peninsula, and is connected with Mount Brandon by a ridge of lower hills.[4] On the mountain's top stands a trig point.[5]
History
The mountain summit was the first European bit of land seen by Charles Lindbergh after his 1927 plane voyage across the Atlantic Ocean.[6]
Access to the summit
Mount Eagle summit can be reached with a medium walk from Ventry Harbour.[1] From the top of the mountain there is a good view of the neighbouring coast and the Blasket Islands.[5]
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