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MacGillycuddy's Reeks Area   Cen: Reeks West 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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Beenkeragh Mountain Binn Chaorach A name in Irish (Ir. Binn Chaorach [OSI 1:25,000],'mountain of sheep') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish 900s Lists, Purple sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 1,008.2m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V80139 85245
Place visited by 927 members. Recently by: DeirdreM, Tuigamala, rosduke, StJohn, Naoisealexandra, HoschIchenheim, johnwaterford, Alatar78, RonanS, kburke96, jjbireland700s, patman1974, Aidan_Ennis, Nailer1967, discovering_dann
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Longitude: -9.746246, Latitude: 52.006802 , Easting: 80139, Northing: 85245 Prominence: 90.85m,  Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 480115 585304,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnkrgh, 10 char: Beenkeragh
Bedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)

Beenkeragh offers challenging scrambling on the Hag's Tooth Ridge. It is connected to Carrauntoohil by a ridge known as the Bones.   Beenkeragh is the second highest mountain in Ireland. Beenkeragh is the second highest point in county Kerry.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Beenkeragh (<i>Binn Chaorach</i>) in area MacGillycuddy
Picture: Looking across the Beenkeragh Ridge
 
A World Of Drama Up Here
by Aidy  27 Dec 2016
I had intended to complete the Coomloughra Horseshoe, but the incredibly strong winds had convinced me that the Beenkeragh Ridge would probably be a bad idea. I was happy at least to have reached this summit, having come up from the Cnoc Iochtair direction. I had enjoyed the scramble up Beenkeragh, where I had thankfully been sheltered from the wind right up to the summit, and this was undoubtedly the most exciting part of the walk so far. The Beenkeragh Ridge was partially hidden by cloud, but it seemed to make it look even more dramatic, and I thought it was one of the best views I've ever looked on. Its a different world up there. It was tempting enough to make me decide to see how far across I could get, even If I didn't get all the way over the ridge. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/2/comment/18738/
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Just did this ridge in early April. The approach .. by gregk   (Show all for Beenkeragh (Binn Chaorach))
 
After reaching the summit of Carrauntoohil we dec .. by murphysw   (Show all for Beenkeragh (Binn Chaorach))
 
I was 'persuaded' across the Beenkeragh Ridge in .. by GWPR   (Show all for Beenkeragh (Binn Chaorach))
 
Approached Beenkeragh from Knockbrinnea. Unfortu .. by Dan   (Show all for Beenkeragh (Binn Chaorach))
 
From the Southern slope of the Beenkeragh with a .. by josvanderlinden   (Show all for Beenkeragh (Binn Chaorach))
 
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