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Paps/Derrynasaggart Area

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Maximum height for area: 694 metres

Summits in area: 18

OS Map(s): 79, 85, 86 for all tops

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Knocknabro West Top Mountain	Kerry County
(Ir. Cnoc na Bró [OSNB], 'hill of the quern')
Height: 592 metres	OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 79 for top
Grid Ref: W15379 85389	Latitude: 52.014584 Longitude: -9.233245
ITM: 515347 585448	Prominence: 147m Isolation: 2.1km
Knocknabro itself, which is somewhat lower (530m), is not currently in the list due to insufficient prominence. Knocknabro West Top is the 293rd highest summit in Ireland. Our data has reached 48% of the goal for this summit. (Details)

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Drowning is never easy

Short Summary created by simon3, jackill 12 Dec 2012 Start at the track to Shrone at W145 840 (Point A) where there is room to park 4-5 cars. Follow the track for approx 600 mtrs and turn off it onto a track that is not marked on the map , it looks like the farmer has constructed it in the last few years. This track allows you to gain some height (100 mtrs approx.) before you strike out across open mountain(or should that be bog). The summit is gained by a hard slog over rutted ground with very wet conditions underfoot. The summit it self is marked only by a small pond.

Point A: W145 840

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by jackill 3 Oct 2005 I seldom say this, but I am glad that having been here I don't have to go back. I started at the track to Shrone at W840 145 (Point B) where there is room to park 4-5 cars. I followed the track for approx 600 mtrs and turned off it onto a track that is not marked on the map , it looks like the farmer has constructed it in the last few years. This track allowed me to gain some height (100 mtrs approx.) before I struck out across open mountain(or should that be bog). The summit is gained by a hard slog over rutted ground with very wet conditions underfoot. The summit it self is marked only by a small pond , there is no cairn because there are no stones with which to build one . There is however some compensation in the fine views back over the Paps to Killarney, to the Cahas to the south and the Boggeraghs . From the summit I headed for Knocknagowan.This was a 3km trudge across bog, full of holes, covered in knee-high heather and energy sapping long coarse grasses. By the time I got to Knocknagowan no amount of Lucozade could revive me. I would recommend anyone coming to this area avoid the bog between these two summits. The picture was taken on the summit of Knocknabro looking towards the Paps.

Point B: W840 145

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