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A hillwalking opportunity next to Zurich

Forum: General Colin Murphy a week ago
Anyone visiting Zurich who might fancy adding a short hillwalk to the their stay, might consider bagging a very mirror ‘Alp’ called Uetliberg, which provides great views over the city, the Zu...

Craig Stwlan: Short steep climb after road walk

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Leave the A496 just south west of Blaenau Ffestinog at the village of Tan-Y Grisiau and head up under very narrow road under a railway bridge Parked to the east just below the waterfalls in s...

Avonmore Way Loop Trail

Track 4938 Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
Did this looped walk on a beautiful, scorching September day. I started the walk at the oddly named Stump of the Castle walk, Len: 14.4km, Climb: 495m, Area: Wicklow (Ireland) ||

Craig Nyth-y-Gigfran [Y Blaen Llym]: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Leave the A496 just south west of Blaenau Ffestinog at the village of Tan-Y Grisiau and head up under very narrow road under a railway bridge Parked to the south just below the waterfalls in ...

Hawkstone Hill: It would be pure folly not to visit..

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Due to an inclement weather forecast for the Wales area .We decided to visit Hawkstone Park follies Park near the eastern Welsh border just north of Shrewsbury which contained a binnion. The ...

Sicily: Taormina to Isola Bella

Track 4941 Onzy 3 weeks ago
walk, Len: 4.1km, Climb: 40m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Spire of Lloyd: 18th century curiosity.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
An 18th century folly, The Spire of Lloyd is a 30-metre high lighthouse atop a 131m rise. It is located 1.5km west of Kells just off the R163. There is a carpark, after which it is a short wa...

Church Mountain: One of my preferred wicklow summits

Summit Comment Bunsen7 a week ago
A very straightforward out and back walk via forest tracks from the carpark at Hollywood Glen. It loops around and when the forest roadends at its northern terminus, head eastwards up the tra...

Slievemore: Achill's conical, stand-alone coastal peak with stunning vistas.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 weeks ago
Slievemore is a v distinctive, almost conical peak in the N of Achill Island. It's a steep-sided mix of grass and rock with no major difficulties although parts of the sharp ridge overlook pl...

Sicily: Taormina to Castelmola Circuit

Track 4940 Onzy 3 weeks ago
walk, Len: 5.0km, Climb: 283m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Slieve Snaght: Rugged highpoint on a gnarly, rocky SW-NE ridge

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 weeks ago
Slieve Snaght, just S of Erigal, is a steep-sided sentinel mountain in an area of interesting but dangerous terrain. Much care is needed esp if parking to the S. Views are stunning including ...

Hungry Hill: Commanding rocky Beara highpoint on N-S ridge with eastern cliffs a

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 weeks ago
Hungry Hill in the Caha Mts is the highest peak in the Beara peninsula with commanding views of much of W Cork and S Kerry as well as Cape Clear and the Skelligs. It's topped by a boggy plate...
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Dunkerron Mountains Area
Place count in area: 65, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 83, 84, 85, EW-KNP, EW-R 
Highest place: Stumpa Dúloigh, 784m
Maximum height for area: 784 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 528 metres,

Places in area Dunkerron Mountains:
Knocknagantee Near West Top 628m
Cen: An Bheann Mhór:   An Bheann Mhór 674.7mAn Bhinn Láir 514mCoomcallee 648.9mBeann na Stiocairí 673.1mCoomnahorna 590mGlanbeg 485.8mSlievenashaska 578mSlievenashaska South Top 565.4m
Cen: Knocknagantee:   Knockmoyle 682.1mFinnararagh 667mCnoc Breasail 591mKnocknagantee 674.3mKnocknagantee West Top 553mCoomnacronia 636mCoomura Mountain 666m
Cen: Mullaghanattin:   An Cnoc Riabhach 534mBeann 752mBeann Far SW Top 636.2mBeann NE Top 692mBeann South Top 639mBeann SW Top 657mSallagh 570mMullaghanattin 773mMullaghanattin East Top 594mSallagh South-West Top 543m
E: Kenmare:   Gortamullin 205mKnockanaskill 356mLetter South 362m
N: Knocknacusha:   Knocknacusha 547m
NE: Knocknabreeda Ridge:   Crossderry 489mKnocknabreeda 569mMothaillín 506m
NE: Knocknagapple:   Bascadh 595mBascadh West Top 569mBoughil 631mCnoc na gCapall 639mKnocklomena 641m
NE: Stumpa Dúloigh:   Broaghnabinnia 745mKnockaunanattin 569mKnockaunanattin West Top 467mStumpa Dúloigh 784mStumpa Dúloigh SE Top 780mStumpa Dúloigh SW Top 663m
SW: Caherdaniel:   Farraniaragh Mountain 468mEagle Hill 155mReenearagh 162mBeenarourke 304mKnocknasullig 117mCahernageeha Mountain 498.7m
SW: Coad ( Castle Cove ):   Beenrour 418mEagles Hill 549mMullaghbeg 509m
SW: Coomduff:   Coomduff 244m
SW: Deenish:   Deenish Island (2) 144m
SW: Esknaloughoge:   Esknaloughoge 416mEsknaloughoge North Top 420m
SW: Scarriff:   Scarriff Island 252m
SW: Sneem:   An Bheann Mhór 309.3mDereenavurrig Hill 261mKnockanamadane 270mKnocknafreaghane 313mKnocknagullion 413m
SW: Staigue:   Staigue Top 459mStaigue NE Top 435m

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Knocknagantee Near West Top Mountain Temporary name while we decide if this is list worthy. We would need
to rearrange names somewhat should it be accepted Kerry County in Munster Province, in no lists

Height: 628m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78/83 Grid Reference: V65600 73300
Place visited by 15 members. Recently by: chelman7, DeirdreM, pdtempan, bryanmccabe, Grumbler, mountainmike, Wilderness, markmjcampion, simoburn, muddyboots, annem, eamonoc, peter1, Fergalh, Lauranna
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Longitude: -9.953182, Latitude: 51.896186 , Easting: 65600, Northing: 73300 Prominence: 13m,  Isolation: 0.9km
ITM: 465579 573362,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc628, 10 char: KnckngNrWs


Knocknagantee Near West Top is the 242nd highest place in Ireland.
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Crossed on 6 peak circuit
by Fergalh  13 Nov 2022
Climbed on way to track beside Knocknagantee from Knocknagantee West top as part of a six peak (now seven peak !) circuit. Coomnacronia/Coomura/Knockmoyle/Knocknagantee/Cnoic Breasail/Knocknagantee West Top than back to track to descend in October 2019 Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1521/comment/23750/
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