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MacGillycuddy's Reeks Area   SE: Reeks East Subarea
Place count in area: 29, OSI/LPS Maps: 78, EW-KNP, EW-R 
Highest place:
Carrauntoohil, 1038.6m
Maximum height for area: 1038.6 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 1038.6 metres,

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The Big Gun Mountain An Gunna Mór A name in Irish, also Lackagarrin, Foilnabreachaun, also Cruach Mhór an extra EastWest name in Irish (Ir. An Gunna Mór [TH], 'the big gun') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish 900s Lists, Well-bedded grey sandstone Bedrock

Height: 939.9m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V84069 84500
Place visited by 557 members. Recently by: Nailer1967, Lyner, rosduke, Alatar78, agnieszka.s11, patman1974, knightsonhikes, westside, Alanjm, Aidan_Ennis, discovering_dann, Timmy.Mullen, DarrenY, farmerjoe1, benjimann9
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Longitude: -9.688786, Latitude: 52.000952 , Easting: 84069, Northing: 84501 Prominence: 74m,  Isolation: 0.3km
ITM: 484044 584560,   GPS IDs, 6 char: ThBgGn, 10 char: ThBgGn
Bedrock type: Well-bedded grey sandstone, (Lough Acoose Sandstone Formation)

This peak is at the S end of the arete connecting it to Cruach Mhór.   The Big Gun is the 10th highest place in Ireland.

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The easy way up, but still difficult. .. by group   (Show all for The Big Gun (An Gunna Mór))
 
The Sharp End of The Reeks .. by cha   (Show all for The Big Gun (An Gunna Mór))
 
I started at 6.30am from the parking lot on the w .. by dewhelan   (Show all for The Big Gun (An Gunna Mór))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain The Big Gun (<i>An Gunna Mór</i>) in area MacGillycuddy
Picture: Big Gun, Cnoc na Péiste and the southern ridge of the Reeks
 
A Big View
by mcrtchly  7 Feb 2017
A view of the Big Gun, Cnoc na Péiste and the southern ridge of the Reeks taken after a light fall of snow in late January 2017 Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/10/comment/18840/
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The Big Gun taken from the col under Cruach Mhor .. by jackill   (Show all for The Big Gun (An Gunna Mór))
 
Scarier Than I'd Really Like .. by Aidy   (Show all for The Big Gun (An Gunna Mór))
 
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