Purple Mountain
Purple Mountain at 832 metres high, is the 21st–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 28th–highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. It is located in County Kerry, and is the highest point of the Purple Mountain Group.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beaufort and Fossa.
Beaufort
Village
Photo: Europa76, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beaufort is a small village that lies on the banks of the River Laune in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland. It consists of a post office, three public houses, one supermarket, parish hall, guest houses and thirty private houses.
Fossa
Hamlet
Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fossa is a village and parish in County Kerry, Ireland, north of the Lakes of Killarney. Townlands in Fossa parish include Aghadoe and Coolgarriv.
Killarney
Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Killarney is a town in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. In 2022 it had a resident population of 14,000 but in summer they're outnumbered by tourists, because this is one of the most scenic areas of Ireland, firmly on the tourist circuit for over 150 years.
Purple Mountain
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 757 metres
- Also known as: “Purple Mountain NE Top” and “Tomies South”
- Category: landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.01421° or 52° 0′ 51″ northLongitude
-9.61099° or 9° 36′ 40″ westElevation
757 metres (2,484 feet)Open location code
9C4G297Q+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 332372565OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12618523
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In Other Languages
“Purple Mountain” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An Sliabh Corcra (mullach thoir thuaidh)”
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