Caher West Top

Caher West Top
Caher West Top from Caher
Highest point
Elevation973.4 m (3,194 ft)[1]
Prominence24.05 m (78.9 ft)[1]
ListingVandeleur-Lynam, Furth
Coordinates51°59′43″N 9°45′45″W / 51.995414°N 9.762521°W / 51.995414; -9.762521[1]
Geography
Parent rangeMacGillycuddy's Reeks
OSI/OSNI gridV790840
Topo mapOSI 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).

  1. ^ a b c d MountainViews: Caher West Top
  2. ^ Tempan, Paul (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.