Torc Mountain

Torc Mountain, at 535 metres, is the 329th–highest peak in on the Arderin list. It is a popular mountain for hill walkers as it has a stone or boarded path from its base at to its summit, which has views of the .
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Photo: TJBrosnan, Public domain.
  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: mountain in Killarney, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Torc Waterfall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Killarney National Park and Torc Waterfall.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, near the town of , , was the first in Ireland, created when the was donated to the Irish Free State in 1932. is situated 2½ km west of Torc Mountain.

Waterfall
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 20 metres high, 110 metres long cascade waterfall formed by the Owengarriff River as it drains from the Devil's Punchbowl corrie lake at .

Castle
Photo: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located on the small Muckross Peninsula between and , two of the , 6 kilometres from the town of in , . is situated 2½ km northeast of Torc Mountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killarney and Fossa.

Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in 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.

Hamlet
Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and parish in , Ireland, north of the . Townlands in parish include Aghadoe and . is situated 9 km northwest of Torc Mountain.

Torc Mountain

Latitude
51.99812° or 51° 59′ 53″ north
Longitude
-9.52112° or 9° 31′ 16″ west
Elevation
535 metres (1,755 feet)
Open location code
9C3GXFXH+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332372890
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID
Q3777099
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Torc Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Torc mendia”
  • Basque: “Torc Mountain”
  • Cebuano: “Torc Mountain”
  • Chinese: “Torc山”
  • Dutch: “Torc Mountain”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل تورك”
  • Irish: “Sliabh Torc”
  • Ladin: “Torc Mountain”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Torc Mountain”
  • Swedish: “Torc Mountain”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Torc Mountain W Top and Devil’s Island.

Nearby Places

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