Beenkeragh
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Beenkeragh rises to 1,008 m. Carrauntoohil stands 1,039 m to the south-southeast, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bones, a peak 0.4 miles away. Ring of Kerry passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh (Irish: Binn Chaorach, meaning 'sheep mountain') is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at 1,008.2 metres (3,308 ft). It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Beenkeragh also gives its name the infamous Beenkeragh Ridge, the narrow rocky arete between Beenkeragh and Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q4879913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,008.2 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 5.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Moll's Gap · 6 mi
- Ladie's View · 7 mi
- Ladies View · 7 mi
- Waterfall view · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Bones: 0.4 mi
- Stumpa Barr na hAbhann: 0.4 mi
- Hag's Tooth: 0.5 mi
- Carrauntoohil: 0.5 mi
- Knockbrinnea West Top: 0.5 mi
- Lord Brandon's Cottage: 5.6 mi
- Ballymalis Castle: 5.8 mi
- Dunloe Castle: 6.3 mi
- King Puck statue: 7.0 mi
- Ballykissane Tragedy Wall of Remembrance: 7.2 mi
- Crash site of USAAF Dakota: 2.1 mi
- Very small Bridge: 4.4 mi
- Dunloe Ogham Stones: 6.0 mi
- Kissane Sheep Farm: 6.3 mi
- Ring of Kerry Killorglin: 7.1 mi
- Tobermurry: 8.1 mi
- St Margaret's Well: 10.6 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 11.0 mi
- Tobereendoney: 11.7 mi
- Toberbullaun: 12.1 mi
- Hanifin Memorial Sculpture: 9.7 mi
- Oak Spirit: 10.4 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 10.8 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 10.9 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 10.9 mi
- McRose Beach: 9.6 mi
- Coss Strand: 10.3 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 10.6 mi
- Kells Beach: 15.3 mi
- Bunaneer Strand: 15.7 mi
- Stone garden: 10.4 mi
- Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 10.6 mi
- Killarney House: 10.6 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 11.1 mi
- Reenagross Park: 11.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 10.4 mi
- Fern Garden: 10.4 mi
- Sally Garden: 13.5 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 13.5 mi
- Kells Bay Gardens: 15.1 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 8.3 mi
- Arboretum: 10.3 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 11.7 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 16.4 mi
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 17.7 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 15.6 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 15.6 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 16.2 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 18.0 mi
- Bryce House: 20.5 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 7.3 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 10.2 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 14.2 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 14.8 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 21.8 mi
- Droppa: 16.8 mi
- Caoinkeen: 18.3 mi
- Maughanablagher Cliffs: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Beenkeragh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrauntoohil | SSE 163° | 1,039 m | 0.5 mi |
| Caher | SSW 211° | 1,000 m | 1.0 mi |
| Cnoc na Péiste | ESE 105° | 985 m | 2.2 mi |
| Caher West Top | SW 221° | 973 m | 1.1 mi |
| Maolán Buí | ESE 113° | 969 m | 2.1 mi |
| The Bones | S 185° | 957 m | 0.4 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn | SE 129° | 955 m | 1.8 mi |
| The Big Gun | E 99° | 940 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:07 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:08 | 22:04 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:55 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:46 | 15:27 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372477
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