The Bones
The Bones rises to 957 m. Carrauntoohil stands 1,039 m to the southeast, 0.2 miles off. Ring of Kerry passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
The Bones (Irish: Na Cnámha), at 957 metres (3,140 ft) high, is the seventh-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, or the eighth-highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry, and is a small sharp peak on the dramatic Beenkeragh Ridge, and is sometimes mistaken with The Bone, the north-east spur of Maolán Buí, which descends into the Hag's Glen.
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Wikidata Q8537609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 956.5 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Ring of Kerry
- 5.5 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 · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carrauntoohil: 0.2 mi
- Beenkeragh: 0.4 mi
- Hag's Tooth: 0.6 mi
- Caher: 0.7 mi
- Stumpa Barr na hAbhann: 0.7 mi
- Lord Brandon's Cottage: 5.5 mi
- Ballymalis Castle: 6.2 mi
- Dunloe Castle: 6.6 mi
- ruined castle: 7.1 mi
- King Puck statue: 7.4 mi
- Crash site of USAAF Dakota: 2.1 mi
- Very small Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Kissane Sheep Farm: 6.1 mi
- Dunloe Ogham Stones: 6.3 mi
- Ring of Kerry Killorglin: 7.4 mi
- Tobermurry: 8.4 mi
- St Margaret's Well: 10.7 mi
- Our Lady's Well: 10.7 mi
- Tobereendoney: 12.0 mi
- Toberbullaun: 12.4 mi
- Hanifin Memorial Sculpture: 10.0 mi
- Oak Spirit: 10.4 mi
- Johnny O'Leary: 10.9 mi
- Red Deer of Ireland: 11.1 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 11.1 mi
- McRose Beach: 9.6 mi
- Coss Strand: 9.9 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 10.7 mi
- Kells Beach: 15.3 mi
- Bunaneer Strand: 15.9 mi
- Stone garden: 10.4 mi
- Maurice O'Donoghue Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Killarney House: 10.8 mi
- Cumann na mBan Park: 10.8 mi
- Reenagross Park: 11.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 10.5 mi
- Fern Garden: 10.6 mi
- Sally Garden: 13.2 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 13.2 mi
- Kells Bay Gardens: 15.1 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 8.5 mi
- Arboretum: 10.4 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 16.1 mi
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 18.0 mi
- Droppa: 16.5 mi
- 2: 17.2 mi
- 2: 17.3 mi
- 2: 17.5 mi
- Caoinkeen: 18.1 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 15.3 mi
- Kilgarvan Motor Museum: 15.5 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 15.9 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 18.4 mi
- Bryce House: 20.2 mi
- O'Sullivan's Cascade: 7.4 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 10.3 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 14.0 mi
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 14.5 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of The Bones. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrauntoohil | SE 130° | 1,038.6 m | 0.2 mi |
| Beenkeragh | N 5° | 1,008.2 m | 0.4 mi |
| Caher | SW 224° | 1,000 m | 0.7 mi |
| Cnoc na Péiste | E 96° | 985.1 m | 2.2 mi |
| Caher West Top | SW 236° | 973.4 m | 0.8 mi |
| Maolán Buí | ESE 104° | 968.9 m | 2.0 mi |
| Cnoc an Chuillinn | ESE 119° | 954.6 m | 1.6 mi |
| The Big Gun | E 91° | 939.9 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 | 22:03 |
| 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.
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