Torc Mountain is part of the Mangerton Mountain Group which is a massif to the south of Killarney that includes 26 other named peaks with a height above . Torc sits in the north-west corner of the massif and immediately west of Torc Mountain is the subsidiary summit of Torc Mountain West Top . Torc's height and prominence, qualifies it on the British Isles Marilyn classification, as well as the Arderin classification.