Slieve Mish Mountains
| Slieve Mish Mountains | |
|---|---|
Slieve Mish Mountains from across the Tralee Bay in the village of Fenit | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Baurtregaum |
| Elevation | 851 m (2,792 ft) |
| Coordinates | 52°12′N 9°46′W / 52.200°N 9.767°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 19 km (12 mi) East–West |
| Width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
| Area | 97.9 km2 (37.8 sq mi) |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Sliabh Mis |
| English translation | [possibly] mountains of Mis |
| Geography | |
| Location | County Kerry |
| Country | Ireland |
| Provinces of Ireland | Munster |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery 71 |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Ordovician to Late Carboniferous |
| Rock type | Purple cross-bedded sandstone |
Slieve Mish Mountains (Irish: Sliabh Mis, meaning '[possibly] mountains of Mis'), is a predominantly sandstone mountain range at the eastern end of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. Stretching 19 kilometres (12 miles), from the first major peak of Barnanageehy outside of Tralee in the east, to Cnoc na Stuaice in near Central Dingle in the west, the range has over 17 material peaks (e.g. height above 100 m), with the core of the mountain range based around the massif of its highest peak, Baurtregaum, and its deep glacial valleys of Derrymore Glen and Curraheen Glen.