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Carrauntoohil
- Easiest route
- 3.0 km+703 m · about 2 h · T3
- Isolation
- at least 200 km
- Tonight
- 3°CHeavy rain · Wind 32 km/h S
Carrauntoohil is a 1,039 m (3,407 ft) mountain in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, County Kerry, Ireland.
All facts
- Elevation
- 1,039 m · 3,407 ft
- Prominence
- 1,039 m · 3,407 ft
- Range
- MacGillycuddy's Reeks
- Region
- County Kerry, Ireland
- Spanish name
- Carrantuohill
- Coordinates
- 51.9990° N, 9.7427° W
How to get to the top of Carrauntoohil
3 mapped walking routes from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.
Easiest route: from Road end, 1.9 km ENE of Carrauntoohil
- Distance
- 3.0 kmone way
- Climb
- +703 m(2,306 ft up)
- Time up
- about 2 h
- Difficulty
- T3Demanding: exposed spots, some easy scrambling
Other routes 2
Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.
Carrauntoohil 3D map
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Carrauntoohil terrain and contours
50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
West → east through the summit
Carrauntoohil weather
Tonight · Heavy rain · 3°C (37°F) · 13.9 mm · Wind 32 km/h S
Carrauntoohil forecast for the summit, about 1,039 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 324 m.
- Tonight3°13.9 mm32 km/h SBase 7°
- Sat4°9°19.1 mm45 km/h WBase 8 / 13°
- Sun3°6°6.7 mm31 km/h SBase 7 / 10°
- Mon3°9°22.0 mm35 km/h SBase 7 / 14°
- Tue4°5°1.9 mm30 km/h WBase 8 / 10°
- Wed5°8°0.5 mm16 km/h SEBase 9 / 13°
- Thu4°7°10.0 mm31 km/h SEBase 8 / 11°
- Fri-1°6°7.3 mm13 km/h NBase 3 / 10°
- Sat-1°4°0.8 mm18 km/h NWBase 3 / 9°
- Sun-1°3°0.6 mm9 km/h NWBase 3 / 8°
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.
Camping & parking near Carrauntoohil
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Carrauntoohil, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Lisleibane
Nearest campsite
Cronin's Yard Camping
All mapped places 5
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| LisleibaneParking | 3.8 km NE |
| Parking | 4.2 km NW |
| Cronin's Yard CampingCampsite | 4.3 km NE |
| Cronin's YardParking | 4.4 km NE |
| Climbers Inn CampingCampsite | 7.9 km W |
How steep is the route to Carrauntoohil?
The easiest mapped route, 3.0 km from 324 m to 1,039 m. Steepest stretch: 41°.
- 0–15°1.8 km
- 15–30°0.9 km
- 30–45°0.2 km
Grades are averaged between profile points about 30 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 4.1 km, measured from the Carrauntoohil summit.
Summit list 9
- 1The Bones957 m 0.4 km NW
- 2Beenkeragh1,008 m 0.9 km NNW
- 3Caher1,000 m 1.2 km WSW
- 4Caher West Top973 m 1.5 km WSW
- 5Cnoc an Chuillinn955 m 2.2 km ESE
- 6Maolán Buí969 m 2.9 km E
- 7Cnoc na Péiste988 m 3.2 km E
- 8The Big Gun939 m 3.7 km E
- 9Cruach Mhór931 m 3.7 km E
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.1 km; 127 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Sea Thrift16
- Common Lousewort10
- Hairy Kidney-wort9
- Round-leaved sundew8
- Meadow Pipit7
- Deer fern6
Where Carrauntoohil sits
- Range
- MacGillycuddy's Reeks7
- Region
- County Kerry17Ireland107Europe2,143
Nearby places
The BonesPeak · 957 m↑0.4 km NW
BeenkeraghPeak · 1,008 m↑0.9 km NNW
CaherPeak · 1,000 m↑1.2 km WSW
Cnoc na PéistePeak · 988 m↑3.2 km E
The Big GunPeak · 939 m↑3.7 km E
More in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks 1
Carrauntoohil downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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How accurate is this?
within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,033 m at the summit; the official height is 1,039 m.
A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 1,039 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 1,033 m | -6 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 1,022 m | -17 m |
Data sources
- Terrain
- Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-04-29)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Routes, Camping & parking
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Accuracy comparison, Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia