Stumpa Dúloigh (

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for "stump of the black lake") also known as Maol, is the highest of the Dunkerron Mountains, part of the Mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry,

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. It has a height of and lies southwest of

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Name

The mountain is named after a small lake called ''Loch an Dúloigh'' or Lough Duff. The mountain's alternative name ''Maol'' means "bare flat-topped hill". It is reflected in placenames on its slopes: ''Coimín na Maoile'', ''Loch na Maoile'' (Lough Namweela), and ''An Mhaol Ghlas'' (Moyleglass).

Geography

The mountain lies northwest of Knockaunanattin (569 m). West of Stumpa Dúloigh the Dunkerron range splits in two parts: the NE one leads to

Broaghnabinnia Broaghnabinnia () is a summit of the ''Dunkerron Mountains'', part of the Mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Geography The mountain lies northeast of Stumpa Dúloigh, the highest mountain of the Dunkerron range. Wi ...

(745 m) while the SE sub-range reaches Knocknabreeda (569 m). With an

elevation The elevation of a geographic location is its height above or below a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface (see Geodetic datum § Ver ...

of 784 metres it is the 55th highest summit in Ireland.

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Access to the summit

Stumpa Dúloigh's summit can be accessed from the end of

the Black Valley The Black Valley or Cummeenduff () is a remote valley at the southern end of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountain range in Kerry, situated south of the Gap of Dunloe and north of Moll's Gap; it is used as a southerly access into the Gap of Dunl ...

; it is a 6 hours' walk (there and back) suitable only for experienced hikers.

References

External links

Stumpa Dúloigh at MountainViews
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stumpa Duloigh Mountains and hills of County Kerry Mountains under 1000 metres Marilyns of Ireland Hewitts of Ireland