Snaefell

Snaefell
Sniaull
Highest point
Elevation2,037 ft (621 m)
Prominence2,037 ft (621 m)
Parent peaknone – HP Isle of Man
ListingMarilyn, Hardy
Coordinates54°15′47.8″N 04°27′41.8″W / 54.263278°N 4.461611°W / 54.263278; -4.461611
Naming
English translationsnow fell
Language of nameOld Norse
Pronunciation/ˈsnfɛl/
Geography
Snaefell is located in Isle of Man
Snaefell
Snaefell
Location of Snaefell in the Isle of Man
LocationIsle of Man
OS gridSC397881
Topo mapOS Landranger 95

Snaefell (Old Norse: snjœ-fjall/snjó-fall – snow mountain) – (Manx: Sniaull)[1] is the highest mountain and the only summit above 2,000 feet (610 m) on the Isle of Man, at 2,037 feet (620.9 m) above sea level.[2][3] The summit is crowned by a railway station, cafe and several communications masts.

  1. ^ Place Names of The Isle of Man – Da Ny Manninee Dooie Volume Three. Sheading of Ayre (Kirk Andreas, Kirk Bride and Kirk Christ Lezayre) page 464 Kirk Christ Lezayre by George Broderick – Tübingen; Niemeyer NE:HST (1997) Manx Place-Name Survey, Max Niemeyer Verlag Türbingen ISBN 3-484-40138-9 (Gesamtwerk) 3-484-40131-1 (Band 3) Druck: Weihert-Druck GmbH Darmstadt Einband: Siegfried Geiger, Ammerbuch. "A mountain summit ct. SC38NE SC39788811"
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey Triangulation stations trig archive". Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Ordnance Survey mapping". Retrieved 17 October 2016.