Carrauntoohil is a 3,000 ft mountain of 1,038.6 m in Kerry. It is the highest summit in Ireland.
Its key col is at sea level, so all 1,038.6 m of its height counts as drop. Nothing higher stands within 401.2 km; the nearest higher summit is Snowdon – Yr Wyddfa (1,085 m), to the east. It is the 3rd highest Hewitt. It counts towards four lists: Hewitts, Furths, Marilyns and county tops. It overtops all four of its nearest neighbours; the tallest of them, Knocknapeasta, reaches 985.1 m. It stands 294.6 m above its nearest neighbour, Broaghnabinnia, 3.0 km to the south. In the database's Macgillycuddy's Reeks region it is the highest of three register hills, above Knocknapeasta and Purple Mountain. It shares its height of 1,038.6 m with Beinn Achaladair. It is 294.9 m above the average height of the 27 register hills in Kerry.
