| Torc Mountain | |
|---|---|
 View from the summit of Torc Mountain looking westwards to the Upper Lake in the Black Valley | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 300 m (980 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Marilyn, Arderin |
| Coordinates | 52°00′0″N 9°31′0″W / 52.00000°N 9.51667°W |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Sliabh Torc |
| English translation | mountain of wild boar |
| Geography | |
  Torc Mountain Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
| Parent range | Mangerton Mountain Group |
| OSI/OSNI grid | V955839 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 78 |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Devonian[1] |
| Mountain type | Green sandstone & purple siltstone, (Glenflesk Chloritic Sandstone Formation)[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Old Kenmare Road |
Torc Mountain (Irish: Sliabh Torc, meaning 'mountain of wild boar'),[2] at 535 metres (1,755 ft), is the 329th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list. It is a popular mountain for hill walkers as it has a stone or boarded path (using railway sleepers) from its base at Torc Waterfall to its summit, which has views of the Lakes of Killarney.[3] Torc Mountain is part of the Mangerton Mountain Group range in County Kerry, Ireland.
- ^ a b c d MountainViews: Torc Mountain
- ^ Tempan, Paul (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118.
Route 46: Torc Mountain. [..] From the main Torc Waterfall car-park, follow the signs for A wide footpath leads through the woods to a viewpoint beneath the main falls where the Owengarrif River plunges over a series of rocky walls on its way to Muckross Lake. The cascade is acclaimed as one of the finest waterfalls in Ireland and is popular with tourists during the summer months.