Carrauntoohil, the highest peak in the Republic of Ireland is in which mountain range?
Carrauntoohil Carrauntoohil Carrauntoohil (,) is the highest mountain on the island of Ireland at . Located in County Kerry, Carrauntoohil is the central peak of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland's highest mountain range. Carrauntoohil is composed of sandstone particles of various sizes which are collectively known as "Old Red Sandstone". Old Red Sandstone has a purple–reddish colour (stained green in places), and has virtually no fossils. Carrauntoohil was subject to significant glaciation the result of which are deep fracturing of the rock, and the surrounding of Carrauntoohil by U-shaped valleys, sharp arêtes, and deep corries. Carrauntoohil is the central peak of the
Carrauntoohil main gullies of Carrauntoohil's north-east face can be seen, being: "Curved Gully", "Central Gully", and "Brother O'Shea's Gully". Sometimes the term "Eagle's Nest" is used to refer to the small stone Mountain Rescue Hut that sits on the "first level" of the corrie, where the "Heavenly Gates" descent gully meets the "Eagle's Nest" corrie. Carrauntoohil is the highest mountain in Ireland on all classification scales. It is the 133rd–highest mountain, and 4th most prominent mountain, in Britain and Ireland, on the Simms classification. Carrauntoohil is regarded by the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") as one of 34 Furths, which is a