MacGillycuddy’s Reeks

MacGillycuddy's Reeks is a sandstone and siltstone mountain range in the Iveragh Peninsula in , . Stretching 19 kilometres, from the in the east, to Glencar in the west, the Reeks is Ireland's highest mountain range, and includes most of the highest peaks and sharpest ridges in Ireland, and the only peaks on the island over 1,000 metres in height.
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  • Mountain rising to 740 metres (2,428 feet)
  • Description: mountain range in Kerry, Ireland
  • Also known as
    “Na Cruacha Dubha”
    “The Black Stacks”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cnoc na Péiste and Maolán Buí.
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, anglicised Knocknapeasta, at 988…
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, also known by the name Bearna Rua, at 973…
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, at 939 metres high, is the ninth-highest…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beaufort.
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is a small village that lies on the banks… is situated 9 km northeast of MacGillycuddy’s Reeks.

MacGillycuddy’s Reeks

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Latitude
52° north
Longitude
-9.7° or 9° 42′ west
Open location code
9C4G2822+22
Geo­Names ID
2962754
Wiki­data ID
Q1366878

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“MacGillycuddy’s Reeks” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Macgillicuddy’s Reeks”
  • Belarusian: “Мак-Гілікадыс Рыкс”
  • Bulgarian: “Кери (планина)”
  • Bulgarian: “Кери”
  • Catalan: “Macgillicuddy’s Reeks”
  • Cebuano: “Macgillycuddys Reeks”
  • Chinese: “麥吉利卡迪山脈”
  • Czech: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Dutch: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماكجيليكودى ريكس”
  • French: “MacGillicuddy’s Reeks”
  • French: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • French: “MacGillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • German: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • German: “McGillycuddy Reeks”
  • German: “McGillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Hebrew: “הרי מקגיליקאדי”
  • Irish: “Cruacha Dubha”
  • Irish: “Na Cruacha Dubha”
  • Italian: “Macgillicuddy’s Reeks”
  • Italian: “Macgillicuddys Reeks”
  • Italian: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Korean: “맥길리커디스릭스”
  • Ladin: “MacGillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Latvian: “Makgilikadisrīksi”
  • Latvian: “Makgillikadisrīksi”
  • Lithuanian: “Juodosios Viršūnės”
  • Lithuanian: “Juodųjų Viršūnių kalnynas”
  • Lithuanian: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks kalnynas”
  • Lithuanian: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Macedonian: “Мекгиликадис Рикс”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Macgillicuddys Reeks”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “McGillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Na Cruacha Dubha”
  • Norwegian: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Persian: “مکگیلکادی ریکز”
  • Polish: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Portuguese: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Russian: “Макгилликаддис Рикс”
  • Russian: “Макгилликаддис-Рикс”
  • Spanish: “Macgillicuddy’s Reeks”
  • Swedish: “MacGillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Thai: “เทือกเขาแมกกิลลีคัดดีส์รีกส์”
  • Ukrainian: “Макгіллікаддіс Рікс”
  • Venetian: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Vietnamese: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”
  • Welsh: “Macgillycuddy’s Reeks”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Knocknafreaghaun and Cockow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lough Cummeennapeasta and An Gunna Mor.

County Kerry: Highlights

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