Beenkeragh
| Beenkeragh | |
|---|---|
| Binn Chaorach | |
| Coordinates | 52°00′24″N 9°44′46″W / 52.006802°N 9.746246°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Beenkeragh | |
Hag's Tooth Ridge | |
Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh (
Geography
Beenkeragh lies to the north of Carrauntoohil 1,038.6 metres (3,407 ft)., and is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Beenkeragh is joined to Carrauntoohil by a very narrow rocky ridge, or arete, known as the Beenkeragh Ridge. In the middle of the Beenkeragh Ridge is another other summit called, The Bones (Irish: Na Cnámha) 957 metres (3,140 ft).[citation needed]
Beenkeragh is the second-highest peak in Ireland, on both the
Beenkeragh's prominence qualifies it to meet the
Climbing
The Beenkeragh Ridge is considered as offering some of Ireland's "most intimidating" hill-walking, and is often climbed as part of the
Beenkeragh is also accessed from the south-east via the Hag's Glen by ascending the
See also
- Lists of mountains in Ireland
- List of mountains of the British Isles by height
- List of Furth mountains in the British Isles
References
- ^ a b c d MountainViews: Beenkeragh
- MountainViews.
- ^ Database of British and Irish Hills.
- ^ Mountains – Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
- ^ "THE COOMLOUGHRA HORSESHOE: THE BEENKERAGH RIDGE AND THE BONES PEAK". Aidan McGlynn. 15 December 2016.
The next stage would be to cross the notorious Beenkeragh Ridge, which spans the gap between Ireland's second highest peak – Beenkeragh, and its highest – Carrauntoohil. On the way, mid-ridge, is another high summit, The Bones Peak.
- ^ ISBN 978-1905172337.
- Irish Times.
- Irish Times.
Located at an elevation of 707m, Lough Cummeenoughter in Co Kerry is a unique swimming spot. Not only is this the highest lake in Ireland, it's also one of the most dramatic. Nestled at the base of a natural amphitheatre with the country's two tallest peaks towering on either side, Irish swimming doesn't come any wilder than this. The lake itself is surprisingly hospitable; it has a sandy bed and becomes deep quickly enough to dive into.
External links
- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Beenkeragh
- MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
- The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
- Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH
- Logainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
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