Slieve Mish Mountains

See also: Mountains of the Dingle Peninsula

Slieve Mish Mountains
Slieve Mish Mountains from across the Tralee Bay in the village of Fenit
Highest point
PeakBaurtregaum[1][2]
Elevation851 m (2,792 ft)[1][2]
Coordinates52°12′N 9°46′W / 52.200°N 9.767°W / 52.200; -9.767
Dimensions
Length19 km (12 mi) East–West
Width6 km (3.7 mi)
Area97.9[3] km2 (37.8 sq mi)
Naming
Native nameSliabh Mis
English translation[possibly] mountains of Mis
Geography
Slieve Mish Mountains is located in island of Ireland
Slieve Mish Mountains
Slieve Mish Mountains
Location of Slieve Mish Mountains
LocationCounty Kerry
CountryIreland
Provinces of IrelandMunster
Topo mapOSI Discovery 71
Geology
Age of rockOrdovician to Late Carboniferous[4]
Type of rockPurple cross-bedded sandstone[2]

Slieve Mish Mountains (Irish: Sliabh Mis, meaning '[possibly] mountains of Mis'),[5] is a predominantly sandstone mountain range at the eastern end of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Stretching 19 kilometres (12 miles), from the first major peak of Barnanageehy outside of Tralee in the east, to Cnoc na Stuaice in near Central Dingle in the west, the range has over 17 material peaks (e.g. height above 100 m), with the core of the mountain range based around the massif of its highest peak, Baurtregaum, and its deep glacial valleys of Derrymore Glen and Curraheen Glen.

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  2. ^ a b c "Baurtregaum". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
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  5. ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.