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Cnoc na Toinne is most frequently encountered as the minor summit that forms the col with 
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Irish
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** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
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for "hill of the wave"), at , is the 17th-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.
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list, and the 23rd-highest peak in Ireland on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks
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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 ...
. Cnoc na Toinne lies between the '' Coomloughra Reeks'' and the '' Eastern Reeks'', and is just above the col of the ''Devil's Ladder
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, MacGillycud ...
'', a popular route for climbing Carrauntoohil
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, MacGillycud ...
, Ireland's highest mountain.
Geography
Cnoc na Toinne is most frequently encountered as the minor summit that forms the col with Carrauntoohil
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, MacGillycud ...
, through which most hill walkers travel on their way summiting Ireland's highest mountain. The col is most commonly accessed from the ''Hag's Glen'' (via ''Cronin's Yard''), by ascending a loose rocky path known as the ''Devil's Ladder
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, MacGillycud ...
'' (see photo opposite).
Because of the deterioration of the ''Devil's Ladder'' path, hill walkers also use the ''Zig-Zag'' path on the northern side of the north-west spur of Cnoc na Toinne, known as ''Bóthar na Gíge'', as an alternative route. This path brings walkers closer to the actual summit of Cnoc na Toinne.
Cnoc na Toinne lies between the '' Coomloughra Reeks'' and the '' Eastern Reeks'' and effectively separates the two main sections of the MacGillycuddy Reeks range, each section containing half of the Reeks summits that are above 3,000 ft in height. The north-easterly ridge that rises up from the top of the ''Devil's Ladder'' col to Cnoc na Toinne, then rises further to neighbouring Cnoc an Chuillinn
Cnoc an Chuillinn (Irish for "hill of the steep slope"), at , is the sixth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list and the seventh-highest peak in Ireland on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. The name is sometimes incorrectly anglicised to Knocka ...
, where is runs in a straight north-easterly direction, taking in several major summits, connected by a high sharp ridge, before ending at Cruach Mhór
Cruach Mhór (Irish for "big stack"), at high, is the tenth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the eleventh-highest peak in Ireland according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list. A distinctive square '' grotto'' marks the summit. It ...
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Cnoc na Toinne is the 798th-highest mountain in Britain and Ireland on the Simm
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classification. Cnoc na Toinne's prominence qualifies it to meet 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.
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classification, and the British Isles Simm
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and Hewitt classifications. Cnoc na Toinne does not appear in the MountainViews Online Database
In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height ...
, '' 100 Highest Irish Mountains'', as the prominence threshold is over .Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork,
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References
See also
*Lists of mountains in Ireland
In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height ...
* List of mountains of the British Isles by height
This is a list of mountains in Britain and Ireland by height and by prominence. Height and prominence are the most important metrics for the classifications of mountains by the UIAA; with isolation a distant third criterion. The list is sourced ...
* List of Furth mountains in the British Isles
This is a list of Furth mountains in Britain and Ireland by height. Furths are defined as mountains that meet the classification criteria to be a Scottish Munro, including being over in elevation, but which are ''furth'' of (i.e. "outside" of) ...
External links
MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
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DoBIH
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