Baurtregaum

Baurtregaum
Baurtregaum and the lakes in Derrymore Glen
Highest point
Elevation851 m (2,792 ft)[1]
Prominence643 m (2,110 ft)[1]
ListingP600, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates52°12′25.371″N 9°49′46.112″W / 52.20704750°N 9.82947556°W / 52.20704750; -9.82947556[1]
Naming
Native nameBarr Trí gCom
English translationtop of the three hollows
Geography
Baurtregaum is located in island of Ireland
Baurtregaum
Baurtregaum
Location in Ireland
LocationDingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland
Parent rangeSlieve Mish Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridQ7498607665
Topo mapOSi Discovery 71[1]
Geology
Mountain typeQuartz-pebble conglomerate[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeVia the Derrymore Glen

Baurtregaum (Irish: Barr Trí gCom, meaning 'top of the three hollows')[2] at 851 metres (2,792 ft), is the 13th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 18th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Baurtregaum is situated at the centre of the massif of the Slieve Mish Mountains on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. It is the tallest mountain of the Slieve Mish range, with a number of major subsidiary summits.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Baurtregaum". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  4. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
  5. ^ a b Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dillon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).