Caher (mountain)

This article is about the mountain in County Kerry. For the hill in County Cork, see Caher Mountain.
Caher
Cathair na Féinne

Caher from Carrauntoohil
Elevation 1,001 m (3,284 ft)[1]
Listing Furth, Hewitt
Translation stone fort of the Fianna (Irish)
Location
Caher

County Kerry,
Republic of Ireland

Range Macgillycuddy's Reeks
OSI/OSNI grid V792839
Coordinates Coordinates: 51°59′41″N 9°45′31″W / 51.9946°N 9.7585°W
Topo map OSI Discovery 78
Climbing
Easiest route Hike

Caher[2] (Irish: Cathair or Cathair na Féinne, meaning "stone fort of the Fianna"),[2] also called Caher East Top,[1] is the third-highest mountain peak in Ireland, at 1,001 metres (3,284 ft).[1] Some sources give its height as 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).[2] It lies to the southwest of Carrauntoohil (Ireland's highest peak) in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks of County Kerry. It is classed as a Furth by the Scottish Mountaineering Club[3] and is also in the list of "Irish Munros".[1]

The summit is at grid reference V792838.[2] Its neighbouring peaks are Caher (West Top), The Bones, Carrauntoohil, Curraghmore, Beenkeragh and Skregmore.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Caher (East Top) at peakery.com. Accessed on 3 Feb 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Caher at Mountain Views. Accessed on 3 Feb 2013.
  3. ↑ Mountains - Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 2 Feb 2013.