Caha Mountains
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The Caha Mountains are a range of low sandstone
mountains situated on the Beara peninsula
in south-west County Cork
, in the Ireland
. The highest peak is Hungry Hill
, 685m tall.
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
mountains situated on the Beara peninsula
Beara Peninsula
The Beara Peninsula is a peninsula on the south-west coast of Ireland, bounded between the Kenmare "river" to the north side and Bantry Bay to the south. It has two mountain ranges running down its centre: the Caha Mountains and the Slieve Miskish Mountains...
in south-west County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, in the Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. The highest peak is Hungry Hill
Hungry Hill
Hungry Hill is a 685 m, 2248 ft mountain on the Beara Peninsula in the Republic of Ireland. It is the highest peak of the Caha Mountains and the 130th highest in Ireland...
, 685m tall.