| Cnoc na Toinne | |
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Devil's Ladder col as seen from Carrauntoohil, with the summit ridge to Cnoc na Toinne behind
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 845 m (2,772 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 80 m (260 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 51°59′26″N 9°43′53″W / 51.990437°N 9.731475°W / 51.990437; -9.731475[1] |
| Geography | |
  Cnoc na Toinne Ireland | |
| Location | County Kerry, Ireland |
| Parent range | MacGillycuddy's Reeks |
| OSI/OSNI grid | V811834 |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery78 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Well-bedded grey sandstone, (Lough Acoose Sandstone Formation)[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Devil's Ladder (via Hag's Glen) |
Cnoc na Toinne (Irish for "hill of the wave"),[a][2] at 845 metres (2,772 ft), is the 17th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 23rd-highest peak in Ireland on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Cnoc na Toinne lies between the Coomloughra Reeks and the Eastern Reeks, and is just above the col of the Devil's Ladder, a popular route for climbing Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain.
Cnoc na Toinne is most frequently encountered as the minor summit that forms the col with Carrauntoohil, through which most hill walkers travel on their way summiting Ireland's highest mountain. The col is most commonly accessed from the Hag's Glen (via Cronin's Yard), by ascending a loose rocky path known as the Devil's Ladder (see photo opposite).[b][4][5]
Because of the deterioration of the Devil's Ladder path, hill walkers also use the Zig-Zag path on the northern side of the north-west spur of Cnoc na Toinne, known as Bóthar na Gíge, as an alternative route. This path brings walkers closer to the actual summit of Cnoc na Toinne.[6][7]
Cnoc na Toinne lies between the Coomloughra Reeks and the Eastern Reeks and effectively separates the two main sections of the MacGillycuddy Reeks range, each section containing half of the Reeks summits that are above 3,000 ft in height. The north-easterly ridge that rises up from the top of the Devil's Ladder col to Cnoc na Toinne, then rises further to neighbouring Cnoc an Chuillinn 958 metres (3,143 ft), where is runs in a straight north-easterly direction, taking in several major summits, connected by a high sharp ridge, before ending at Cruach Mhór 932 metres (3,058 ft).[7][4]
Cnoc na Toinne is the 798th-highest mountain in Britain and Ireland on the Simm classification.[8] Cnoc na Toinne's prominence qualifies it to meet the Arderin classification, and the British Isles Simm and Hewitt classifications.[8] Cnoc na Toinne does not appear in the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, as the prominence threshold is over 100 m (328 ft).[9]
Go ndeine an diabhal dréimire de cnámh do dhroma ag piocadh úll i ngairdín Ifrinn / May the devil make a ladder of your backbone [and] pluck apples in the garden of hell.
The party reached the summit at about 3pm, and the plan was to descend via the "Zig Zags", an old mule path down the north side of Cnoc na Toinne. This descent is regarded as safer, although serious accidents have occurred on that part of the route before. However, some of the walkers opted for the Devil's Ladder.
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