Fauscoum

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Fauscoum
Fáschom
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Fauscoum
Location in Ireland
Highest point
Elevation 792 m (2,598 ft)
Prominence 628 m (2,060 ft)
Parent peak Knockmealdown
Listing P600, Marilyn, Hewitt
Coordinates 52°14′32″N7°32′17″W / 52.24222°N 7.53806°W / 52.24222; -7.53806
Geography
Location County Waterford, Republic of Ireland
Parent range Comeragh Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid S317105
Topo map OSi Discovery 75

Fauscoum (Irish : Fáschom), also known as Kilclooney Mountain, is a mountain in County Waterford, Ireland. It is the highest mountain of the Comeragh Mountain Range and the second highest mountain in County Waterford after Knockmealdown.

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