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Donegal SW Area   NE: Glengesh Subarea
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 10 
Highest place:
Slieve League, 596.4m
Maximum height for area: 596.4 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 470 metres,

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Crocknapeast Hill Cnoc na Péiste A name in Irish (prob. Ir. Cnoc na Péiste [PDT], 'hill of the serpent') Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Banded semi-pelitic & psammitic schist Bedrock

Height: 497m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 10 Grid Reference: G69340 83778
Place visited by 35 members. Recently by: Colin Murphy, kernowclimber, annem, markmjcampion, eamonoc, PPruzina, LorraineG60, MichaelG55, mcrtchly, simon3, pmeldrum, IndyMan, Peter Walker, Fergalh, PPruz
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Longitude: -8.47634, Latitude: 54.701099 , Easting: 169340, Northing: 383778 Prominence: 113m,  Isolation: 0.9km
ITM: 569296 883770,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crcknp, 10 char: Crcknpst
Bedrock type: Banded semi-pelitic & psammitic schist, (Termon Formation)

This peak is located on the watershed between Mulnanaff and Common Mountain, and on the boundary between the townlands of Crowbane and Tieveskeelta.   Crocknapeast is the 580th highest place in Ireland.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/465/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Crocknapeast (<i>Cnoc na Péiste</i>) in area Donegal SW, Ireland
Picture: Summit cairn
 
Long walk up windfarm roads.
Short Summary created by Colin Murphy  29 Apr 2024
Crocknapeast is reached via a longish walk of about 13km return, mostly along windfarm tracks, and can be combined with a visit to Mulnanaff and Balbane Hill (unlisted) if you wish. There is parking for a couple of cars at a forestry entrance at G70138 81131 starA. Cross over gate and walk up as far as a T-junction then turn right. Continue along gently rising gravel track to G68298 82971 starB, turn right and walk as far as the second last windmill at G68962 83076 starC. At this point you are at 440m elevation. Leave track turning north onto open hillside, dropping down to a col about 10m below. continue across the open hillside - mostly grass, boggy/mossy areas, with a few pools - for about 800m and a climb of about 60m to reach the summit, which is marked by a large cairn. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/465/comment/5224/
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Crocknapeast (<i>Cnoc na Péiste</i>) in area Donegal SW, Ireland
Picture: Cnoc Na Péiste summit
eflanaga on Crocknapeast, 2009
by eflanaga  1 Jun 2009
Cnoc Na Péiste summit, taken while on a circuit just shy of 15K, which began at Glengesh Viewpoint, taking in order - Common Mtn, Cnoc Na Péiste, Balbane Hill and Maol Na nDamh. As can be seen from the photograph Balbane's windturbines can be seen in the background as can Maol Na nDamh (right). Excellent views all around - no serpents or beasties to be seen but there were quite a few midges, not encountered on the other three hills. Perhaps, they were attracted by the locheen a short distance NNW of the summit proper. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/465/comment/3793/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Crocknapeast (<i>Cnoc na Péiste</i>) in area Donegal SW, Ireland
Picture: Cnoc Na Péiste from Balbane Hill
 
eflanaga on Crocknapeast, 2009
by eflanaga  1 Jun 2009
The picture I took from the Spot Height 442 IG 69917 85272 starD which provides a much better profile of Cnoc Na Péiste was poor so I'm including this one taken on the opposite side of the mountain from Balbane Hill. A short drop from the top of the former and a short traverse over rather marshy ground, with the windfarm to your right, will take you from summit to summit in 15-20 minutes. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/465/comment/3794/
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