Cnoc na Péiste
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| File:Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Lough Callee and Cnoc na Péiste (Knocknapeasta) - geograph.org.uk - 1434579.jpg
Cnoc na Péiste and part of Loch Coimín Piast are in the top left of the picture
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| Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn |
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| Translation | hill of the serpent (Irish) |
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 Cnoc na Péiste
Ireland
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| Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
| Parent range | Macgillycuddy's Reeks |
| OSI/OSNI grid | V835841 |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery 78 |
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| Easiest route | Hike |
Cnoc na Péiste—often anglicised as Knocknapeasta[1] and more rarely given as Slievenapeesta or Cummeennapeasta[3]—is a 988 m (3,241 ft) mountain peak in County Kerry, Ireland. It is part of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks range and is the fourth highest summit in Ireland—after Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh and Caher; which are also part of the range.[1] It is classed as a Furth by the Scottish Mountaineering Club,[4] which is why it is also sometimes referred to as one of the Irish Munros.
Surroundings
Cnoc na Péiste is the highest point on a ridge heading east from Carrauntoohil towards Purple Mountain, from which it is separated by the Gap of Dunloe.[5][6] To the southwest of Cnoc na Péiste is the peak of Maolán Buí (973 m)[7] and to the northeast is An Gunna Mhór (939 m) or "The Big Gun".[8]
Between Cnoc na Péiste and An Gunna Mhór there are two small lakes—Loch Coimín Piast (anglicised Lough Cummeenapeasta) and Lough Googh — one on either side of the ridge.[5] A stream called Glasheencummeennapeasta flows northwards from Lough Cummeenapeasta into Hag's Glen, where it joins the Gaddagh River.[5] On the other side of the ridge, a stream flows southwards from Lough Googh into the Derrycarna River.[5]
Aircraft crash
At about 7 am on 17 December 1943, during World War II, a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) plane crashed into the side of Cnoc na Péiste.[1][9] The plane was a Douglas C-47 or Dakota (serial number 43-30719) with five crewmen aboard.[9] It struck the mountain just above Lough Cummeenapeasta at an altitude of about 2,000 ft—killing all five passengers.[9] The Gardaí were not alerted to the crash until 3 February 1944, and the following day an Irish Army detachment was sent to recover the bodies.[9] Pieces of the aircraft can still be seen on the mountainside, and a plaque was placed at the shore of the lake to commemorate the victims.[1][9]
Climbing Cnoc na Péiste
Climbers and walkers tend to tackle all the Macgillycuddy's Reeks in a single attempt, often from the north-east along the Hag's Glen, since there are few other options for descent from the main ridge.[10] The continuation of the ridge east of Cnoc na Péiste is very sharp and cannot be walked; hikers must take a route to one side of the ridge to continue on to An Gunna Mhór.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Peakbagger
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Mountains - Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 2 Feb 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Ordnance Survey Ireland - Online map viewer
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ MountainViews - Maolán Buí
- ↑ MountainViews - An Gunna Mhór
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Warplane Research Group of Ireland
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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