Topography
For the most part, the east Kerry mountains form a relatively low, flat, boggy plateau that stretches for approximately 20 km from east to west, with a few taller peaks scattered across the range. Some of the more notable peaks include: Derrygarriff, 492 m; Peakeen Mountain, 555 m; Knockanaguish, 509 m; Knockrower, 554 m; Torc Mountain, 535 m; Mangerton Mountain, 839 m; Stoompa, 705 m; and Crohane (Cruachán), 650 m. Despite most of the area consisting of a bog-covered plateau, some dramatic features created by the last ice age can be seen: Glenacappul, or the Horse's Glen, is a deep U-shaped valley just to the east of Mangerton; the Devil's Punchbowl is a corrie lake below Mangerton's summit to the west; and Lough Guitane is a large lake created when meltwater filled a depression in the ground created by a glacier.
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