Cnoc an Chuillinn

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Cnoc an Chuillinn lies in the eastern section of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland's highest mountain range. It is at the start of a high ridge section that, moving eastwards, includes Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top ({{convert|926|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}) (a subsidiary summit of Cnoc an Chuillinn, but which is itself a Vandeleur-Lynam), Maolán Buí ({{convert|973|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}), Cnoc na Péiste ({{convert|988|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}), The Big Gun ({{convert|939|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}) and finishes with Cruach Mhór ({{convert|932|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}).{{cite book |last=Dillon |first=Paddy |title=Exploring the South of Ireland |publisher=Ward Lock |isbn=0-7063-7566-1 |year=1998}}

Between Cnoc an Chuillinn, and Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top, lies a major south-east spur to the less frequently climbed, Brassel Mountain ({{convert|575|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}), which descends steeply into the Black Valley below. Brassel Mountain is regarded for its steep scrambling, and as an alternative access route to the eastern section of the main Reek's ridge, from more frequently used Hag's Glen options.{{cite book | last1 = Ryan | first1 = Jim | title = Carrauntoohil and MacGillycuddy's Reeks: A Walking Guide to Ireland's Highest Mountains | publisher = Collins Press | isbn = 978-1905172337 | year = 2006 }}

To the west of Cnoc an Chiullinn is Cnoc na Toinne ({{convert|845|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}), and then the drop down to the col from which the Devil's Ladder can be descended into the Hag's Glen.

Cnoc an Chuillinn's name is often misspelt, including swapping the middle-"an" for "na", or using one "l" or one "n", or using the anglicised term of Knockacullion, as done in other parts of Ireland.

Cnoc an Chuillinn is the 316th-highest mountain in Britain and Ireland on the Simm classification.{{cite web|url=http://www.hills-database.co.uk/downloads.html|title=The Database of British and Irish Hills|date=2018|first1=Chris|last1=Cocker|first2=Graham|last2=Jackson|publisher=Database of British and Irish Hills}} It is listed by the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") as one of 34 Furths, which is a mountain above {{convert|3000|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} in elevation, and meets the other SMC criteria for a Munro (e.g. "sufficient separation"), but which is outside of (or furth) Scotland;[http://www.smc.org.uk/Hillwalking/HillKeyFacts.php Mountains – Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204002706/http://www.smc.org.uk/Hillwalking/HillKeyFacts.php |date=2012-12-04 }} at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013. which is why Cnoc an Chuillinn is sometimes referred to as one of the 13 Irish Munros.{{cite web|url=https://www.smc.org.uk/hills/hill-lists#furths|title=Hill Lists: Furths|quote=The list of peaks of 3000ft or more within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland outside (furth) of Scotland. There are currently 34 Furths.|publisher=Scottish Mountaineering Club|access-date=26 October 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005153432/https://www.smc.org.uk/hills/hill-lists#furths|url-status=dead}}

Cnoc an Chuillinn's prominence qualifies it to meet the Arderin classification, and the British Isles Simm and Hewitt classifications. Cnoc an Chuillinn does not appear in the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, as the prominence threshold is over {{convert|100|m|ftin|abbr=on}}.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, {{ISBN|978-1-84889-164-7}}

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• Lists of mountains in Ireland
• List of mountains of the British Isles by height
• List of Furth mountains in the British Isles

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• [https://mountainviews.ie/summit/858/ MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website]
• [https://mountainviews.ie/mv/irl150setup.htm MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database]
• [http://www.hills-database.co.uk/downloads.html The Database of British and Irish Hills ], the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
• [http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/ Hill Bagging UK & Ireland], the searchable interface for the DoBIH
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120829114800/http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,591271,743300,0 Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map Viewer]
• [http://www.logainm.ie/ Logainm: Placenames Database of Ireland]

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