Caher West Top | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Elevation | 973.4 m (3,194 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 24.05 m (78.9 ft)[1] |
Listing | Vandeleur-Lynam, Furth |
Coordinates | 51°59′43″N 9°45′45″W / 51.995414°N 9.762521°W[1] |
Geography | |
Parent range | MacGillycuddy's Reeks |
OSI/OSNI grid | V790840 |
Topo map | OSI Discovery 78 |
Geology | |
Mountain type(s) | Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)[1] |
Caher West Top (Irish: Cathair na Féinne, meaning 'stone fort of the Fianna')[2] at 973.4 metres (3,193 ft 7 in), is the fifth-highest peak in Ireland on the Irish Vandeleur-Lynam classification, and part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range. Caher West Top is the only Furth to have a prominence below 30 metres (98 ft).