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The Bones Peak: On Beenkeragh Ridge

Summit Comment Lauranna a week ago
Bird's-eye view of Lough Eagher, Lough Coomloughra, Lough Eighter and Lough Acoose during a climb of The Bones Peak, 8th September, 2023. Dingle Bay can be seen on the right in the background.

Spain: Sierra Nevada - Vazar de Mulahacen to Puntal de Sieta Lagunas

Track 4951 Onzy a day ago
Route from Alto de Chorillo acrioss the northwest face of Mulahacen to Puntal de Sieta Lagunas. The route used the Vasar walk, Len: 14.2km, Climb: 652m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Bawn Mountain: Crouching Tiger Hidden Trig

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
Nothing much to add to this one, drove to the mast compound as mentioned by Fergalh. It's a quick bag but if you come this far and want to stretch the legs there is a local walk near here cal...

Spain: Sierra Nevada - Route to Veta Grande

Track 4950 Onzy a day ago
Tricky out and back to Veta Grande, one of the Sierra Nevada's 3,000m peaks... walk, Len: 12.1km, Climb: 721m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Rocky Island: North face conquered and no acclimitisation needed

Island Comment Fergalh a week ago
As it was a wet and windy day i took the North face ascent which was sheltered from the wind. At the pedestrian entrance steps to the crematorium I hopped the fence and zig -zaged briefly thr...

The Saddle - Trig Point: View From Summit

Summit Comment Lauranna a week ago
View to the west from The Saddle Trig Point, April 2023. The Black & Red Cuillin on the Isle of Skye are visible in the distance behind the Trig Pillar.

An Teallach - Bidein a'Ghlas Thuill: View From Summit

Summit Comment Lauranna a week ago
View back along the pinnacled ridge of An Teallach, July 2023.

Spain: Sierra Nevada - Route in Cumbres Verdes

Track 4948 Onzy a day ago
Route taking in a number of hills around 1,500m including La Boca de la Pesca walk, Len: 9.4km, Climb: 522m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Slioch: On Summit, August 2023

Summit Comment Lauranna a week ago
View from Slioch Summit towards An Teallach and the Fisherfield Munros.

Ben Starav: Loch Etive

Summit Comment Lauranna a week ago
Loch Etive, with Ben Cruachan shrouded in cloud on the left, viewed from the summit of Ben Starav. Picture was captured in September 2023.

MacGillycuddy's Reeks: The Three Arêtes

Track 4946 Lauranna a week ago
walk, Len: 16.0km, Climb: 1465m, Area: Hag's Tooth, MacGillycuddy's Reeks (Irel...

Birreencorragh: Gateway to the Nephin Begs

Summit Comment ochils_trekker a week ago
Birreencorragh is probably one of the more accessible of the higher Nephin Begs in my limited knowledge and experience; having walked only a couple of the others so far. My visit coincided wi...
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Mangerton Area   NW: Torc Subarea
Place count in area: 28, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, 79, EW-KNP, EW-R 
Highest place: Mangerton, 838.2m
Maximum height for area: 838.2 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 583.2 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Torc Mountain West Top Hill Sliabh Torc (mullach thiar) A name in Irish For origin of name, see Torc Mountain. Kerry County in Munster Province, in Carn List, Green sandstone & purple siltstone Bedrock

Height: 479.4m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V94975 83793
Place visited by 97 members. Recently by: Grumbler, TommyMc, Kirsty, SmirkyQuill, nickywood, osullivanm, JohnAshton, Deise-Man, simon3, Djouce, annem, pdtempan, Peter Walker, jackos, chelman7
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Longitude: -9.529837, Latitude: 51.996763 , Easting: 94975, Northing: 83793 Prominence: 41.54m,  Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 494948 583852,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Trc479, 10 char: TrcMntnWst
Bedrock type: Green sandstone & purple siltstone, (Glenflesk Chloritic Sandstone Formation)

Torc Mountain West Top is the 631st highest place in Ireland. Torc Mountain West Top is the second most northerly summit in the Mangerton area.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/550/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Torc Mountain West Top (<i>Sliabh Torc (mullach thiar)</i>) in area Mangerton, Ireland
Picture: The Torc 'massif' from near Cores Mountain		  
Approach from the west
by markmjcampion  26 Feb 2021
See my Feb 2021 comment on Torc Mountain for a description of a gnarly route from the N71 starting at approx. V93519 83441 starC. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/550/comment/22447/
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