Carrauntoohil (,) is the
highest peak on the island of
Ireland. Located in
County Kerry,
Ireland it is high and is the central peak of the
Macgillycuddy's Reeks range.
The ridge northward leads to Ireland's second-highest peak,
Beenkeragh (1,010 m), while the ridge westward leads to the third-highest peak,
Caher (1,001 m). Carrauntoohil overlooks three bowl-shaped valleys, each with its own lakes. To the east is Hag's Glen or Coomcallee (
Com Caillí, "hollow of the
Cailleach"), to the west is Coomloughra (
Com Luachra, "hollow of the rushes") and to the south is Curragh More (
Currach Mór, "great marsh").