Knockboy

Knockboy
An Cnoc Buí
Highest point
Elevation 706 m (2,316 ft)
Prominence 685 m (2,247 ft) Ranked 104th in Ireland
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt, county top (Cork)
Coordinates 51°48′07″N 9°26′31″W / 51.802°N 9.442°W / 51.802; -9.442Coordinates: 51°48′07″N 9°26′31″W / 51.802°N 9.442°W / 51.802; -9.442
Naming
Translation Yellow Mountain (Irish)
Geography
Knockboy

Location in Ireland

Location Cork / Kerry, Ireland
Parent range Shehy_Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid W005620
Topo map OSi Discovery 85

Knockboy (An Cnoc Buí in Irish, meaning Yellow Mountain) is a 706-metre-high mountain on the border between counties Cork and Kerry in Ireland.

Geography

North ridge of Knockboy

Knockboy is the highest peak in the Shehy mountain range and the highest mountain in County Cork with its summit shared with County Kerry. It is the 104th highest peak in Ireland.[1]

Geology

The mountain is composed of sandstone laid down in the Devonian period which was subsequently uplifted to form a mountain range, before being eroded into its present form by glaciers during the last ice age.

References

  1. ↑ Mountainviews reference

See also

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