Cnoc an Chuillinn | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 958 m (3,143 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 53 m (174 ft)[1] |
Listing | Furth, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 51°59′24″N 9°42′49″W / 51.9901°N 9.7135°W |
Geography | |
Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
Parent range | MacGillycuddy's Reeks |
OSI/OSNI grid | V823833 |
Topo map | OSI Discovery 78 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Purple sandstone & siltstone Bedrock |
Cnoc an Chuillinn (Irish for "hill of the steep slope"),[2] at 958 metres (3,143 ft), is the sixth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list and the seventh-highest peak in Ireland on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. The name is sometimes incorrectly anglicised to Knockacullion,[3] which is a name used for peaks and townlands in other parts of Ireland.[2] Cnoc an Chuillinn is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry.