Conor Pass
{{Short description|Mountain pass in County Kerry, Ireland}}
{{for|the racehorse|Conor Pass (horse)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Conor Pass
| native_name = {{Native name|ga|An Chonair|paren=omit}}
| photo = Connor Hill road heading south. - geograph.org.uk - 219688.jpg
| photo_caption = Looking south to the highest point of the Conor Pass
| elevation_m = 456
| traversed = Road
| location = County Kerry, Ireland
| range = Mountains of the Central Dingle Peninsula
| map = Ireland
| map_caption = Location in Ireland
| coords = {{coord|52|10|55|N|10|12|26|W|type:pass|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo =
}}
The Conor Pass or Connor Pass ({{lga|An Chonair}}, 'the way or path'){{cite web |title=An Chonair/Connor Pass |url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/101110 |website=Placenames Database of Ireland}} is one of the highest mountain passes in Ireland served by an asphalted road.{{cite web | url = http://www.dingle-peninsula.ie/conor.html | title = The Conor Pass | publisher = Comharchumann Turasóireachta Chorca Dhuibhne | access-date = March 10, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150311072701/http://www.dingle-peninsula.ie/conor.html | archive-date = March 11, 2015 | url-status = dead }}
It is on the R560 road on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry.
Geography
The {{convert|456|m|ft|0|adj=on}}-high pass on the Dingle Peninsula links Dingle, in the south-west, with Brandon Bay and Castlegregory in the north-east. The scenic road leading to the pass weaves its way around the sharp cliff faces and past high corrie lakes.{{cite web |url= http://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/an-chonair/91726 |title= An Chonair (Conor Pass) |website= www.discoverireland.ie |publisher= Failte Ireland |access-date=March 10, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090234/http://www.discoverireland.ie/Arts-Culture-Heritage/an-chonair/91726 |archive-date= 2 April 2015}} At its highest point it passes between the mountain peaks of Binn Dubh ('Beenduff') and Sliabh Mhacha Ré ('Slievanea').{{cite web|url= https://mountainviews.ie/resourceitem/names/List2019/IrishLandscapeNames2019.pdf|title=Irish Landscape Names|publisher=MountainViews.ie|author=Paul Tempan|date=2019}}
Access
A twisty one-lane asphalted road leads to the pass. The drive is considered one of the most beautiful in Ireland.{{Cite book
|title = Frommer's Ireland 2012
|author = Christi Daugherty and Jack Jewers
|publisher = John Wiley & Sons
|year = 2012
|isbn = 9781118146651
|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=kvbnS7Pxx6cC&q=Conor+pass+frommers
}} Vehicles over two tonnes in weight are prohibited from using the road in order to avoid difficulties in passing.
Bicycle ascent to the pass is one of the most famous and difficult climbs in Ireland.{{cite web |url= http://www.kerrycycling.com/the-conor-pass/ |title= The Conor Pass |website= www.kerrycycling.com |access-date= 7 March 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181222185956/http://www.kerrycycling.com/the-conor-pass/ |archive-date= 22 December 2018}}
Gallery
File:Loch Cruite viewed from Conor Pass viewing area - geograph.org.uk - 5876702.jpg|Looking north to Mount Brandon
File:2019-07-27-Connor Pass-0767.jpg|Looking south to Dingle.
File:Panorama from conor pass county kerry.png|View of the Owenmore valley
See also
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