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Snaefell
| Snaefell | |
|---|---|
| Sniaull | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,037 ft (621 m) |
| Prominence | 2,037 ft (621 m) |
| Parent peak | none – HP Isle of Man |
| Listing | Marilyn, Hardy |
| Coordinates | 54°15′47.8″N 04°27′41.8″W / 54.263278°N 4.461611°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | snow fell |
| Language of name | Old Norse |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsneɪfɛl/ |
| Geography | |
  Snaefell Location of Snaefell in the Isle of Man | |
| Location | Isle of Man |
| OS grid | SC397881 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 95 |
Snaefell (Old Norse: snjœ-fjall/snjó-fall – snow mountain) – (Manx: Sniaull)[1] is the highest mountain and the only summit above 2,000 feet (610 m) on the Isle of Man, at 2,037 feet (620.9 m) above sea level.[2][3] The summit is crowned by a railway station, cafe and several communications masts.
- ^ Place Names of The Isle of Man – Da Ny Manninee Dooie Volume Three. Sheading of Ayre (Kirk Andreas, Kirk Bride and Kirk Christ Lezayre) page 464 Kirk Christ Lezayre by George Broderick – Tübingen; Niemeyer NE:HST (1997) Manx Place-Name Survey, Max Niemeyer Verlag Türbingen ISBN 3-484-40138-9 (Gesamtwerk) 3-484-40131-1 (Band 3) Druck: Weihert-Druck GmbH Darmstadt Einband: Siegfried Geiger, Ammerbuch. "A mountain summit ct. SC38NE SC39788811"
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Triangulation stations trig archive". Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey mapping". Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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