Sugarloaf Mountain () is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

south-west of

Glengarriff Glengarriff () is a village of approximately 140 people on the N71 national secondary road in the Beara Peninsula of County Cork, Ireland. Known internationally as a tourism venue, it has a number of natural attractions. It sits at the norther ...

County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...

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 ...

Geography

It is one of the

Caha Mountains The Caha Mountains (''An Cheacha'' in Irish) are a range of low sandstone mountains situated on the Beara peninsula in south-west County Cork, in Ireland. The highest peak is Hungry Hill, tall. Other notable peaks include Knocknagree, Sugarloaf ...

, its height is 574 metres and is the 319th highest summit in Ireland. It is popularly thought to be one of Ireland's few extinct volcanos but it actually owes its shape to erosion.

Etymology

The Irish name ''Gabhal Mhór'' seems to have developed from ''Sliabh na Gaibhle'' meaning "mountain of the fork". The anglicised form ''Slieve Goul'' is found in several 19th century sources. ''Gabhal Mhór'' ("big fork") stands in contrast to its lower neighbouring peak ''Gabhal Bheag'' ("little fork"), anglicised as ''Gowlbeg''.

References

{{Mountains and hills of County Cork Mountains and hills of County Cork Beara peninsula