Caher West Top

Caher West Top
Caher West Top from Caher
Highest point
Elevation	973.4 m (3,194 ft) [1]
Listing	Furth
Coordinates	51°58′39″N 9°43′49″W / 51.9776°N 9.7303°WCoordinates: 51°58′39″N 9°43′49″W / 51.9776°N 9.7303°W
Geography
Caher West Top County Kerry, Republic of Ireland
Parent range	MacGillycuddy's Reeks

Caher West Top (right) beyond the main Caher peak (middle)

Caher West Top is the fifth-highest mountain peak in Ireland, at 973.4 metres (3,194 ft).^[2]

Geography

The mountain is located about 500 metres west of Caher East Top and is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks of County Kerry. Its grid reference is V789840.^[1] Other nearby peaks include: Skregmore, The Bones, Cnoc Iochtair, Carrauntoohil and Beenkeragh.^[3]

Caher West Top is counted by the Scottish Mountaineering Club as a Furth (a 3,000-footer outside Scotland),^[4] which is why it is sometimes referred to as one of the Irish Munros.

See also

• List of Furths
• List of mountains in Ireland

References

1. Caher West Top at mountainviews.ie. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.
2. Caher (West Top) at peakery.com. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.
3. Caher West Top maps at www.themountainguide.co.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.
4. Mountains – Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.