Brassel Mountain ()
at , is the
261-st highest peak in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, on the
Arderin
Arderin () is a mountain on the border between Laois and Offaly in Ireland. With a height of 527 metres (1,729 ft) it is the highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, and is the highest point in both County Laois and County Offaly.
An ...
scale.
It is part of the
MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in
County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
. Brassel Mountain is the south-east spur of the larger neighbouring peaks,
Cnoc an Chuillinn , and
Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top . Because of its positioning away from the main ridge of the Reeks, and away from the glens used to access the Reeks (e.g. the ''
Hag's Glen
Carrauntoohil or Carrauntoohill ( ; ga, Corrán Tuathail , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillyc ...
''), Brassel is less frequently climbed, but can be used as an exit, or entry point to the main ridge.
Notes
References
See also
*
Lists of mountains in Ireland
*
List of mountains of the British Isles by height
*
List of Furth mountains in the British Isles
External links
MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
the largest database of British Isles mountains (" DoBIH")
Hill Bagging UK & Ireland
the searchable interface for the DoBIH
Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map ViewerLogainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
{{Mountains and hills of Munster, state=collapsed
Mountains and hills of County Kerry