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Mullaghanattin
Mullach an Aitinn
A bog backed by Mullaghanattin
Highest point
Elevation773 m (2,536 ft)[1]
Prominence528 m (1,732 ft)[1]
ListingMarilyn, Hewitt
Naming
English translationSummit of the gorse
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Mullaghanattin is located in Ireland
Mullaghanattin
Mullaghanattin
Parent rangeDunkerron Mountains (Mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula)
OSI/OSNI gridV738772
Climbing
Easiest routescrambling

Mullaghanattin (Irish: Mullach an Aitinn, meaning 'summit of the gorse'[2]) is a summit of the Dunkerron Mountains, part of the Mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula[3] in County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The mountain lies southwest of Stumpa Dúloigh, the highest mountain of the Dunkerron range. With an elevation is 773 metres it is the 58th highest summit in Ireland.

Access to the summit

Mullaghanattin summit can be accessed from Tooreennahone parking, then walking through gentle slopes which become very steep only for the last km.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dunkerron Mountains Area / Mullaghanattin". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Paul Tempan. "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). www.mountaineering.ie. Mountaineering Ireland. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Hills and Mountains of Britain and Ireland - Ireland : Iveragh Peninsula". www.walkingclub.org.uk. Saturday Walkers Club. Retrieved June 9, 2015.

External links

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