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The Hag's Tooth (), at high, is a sharp rock spike which is the 193rd highest peak in
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on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. It is also known as Stumpeenadaff (). The Hag's Tooth is situated in the ''Hag's Glen'' beside the '' Eagle's Nest'' corrie of
Carrauntoohil Carrauntoohil or Carrauntoohill ( ; ga, Corrán Tuathail , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycud ...
, and is part of the
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Kerry Kerry or Kerri may refer to: * Kerry (name), a given name and surname of Gaelic origin (including a list of people with the name) Places * Kerry, Queensland, Australia * County Kerry, Ireland ** Kerry Airport, an international airport in County ...
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Geography

The Hag's Tooth is a distinctive triangular rock feature encountered when walking through the Hag's Glen on the way to climbing
Carrauntoohil Carrauntoohil or Carrauntoohill ( ; ga, Corrán Tuathail , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycud ...
, Ireland's highest mountain, via the classic ''
Devil's Ladder Carrauntoohil or Carrauntoohill ( ; ga, Corrán Tuathail , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycud ...
'' route. The Hag's Tooth rock is described as "remarkably unstable". The steep and narrow rocky ridge from the Hag's Tooth up to the summit of
Beenkeragh Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh () is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at , on both the Lists of mountains in Ireland#Arderins, Arderin and Lists of mountains in Ireland#Vandeleur-Lynams, Vandeleur-Lynam lists. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Ree ...
, is referred to as the ''Hag's Tooth Ridge'' (see photo opposite). Because of the low prominence of the Hag's Tooth, it only qualifies as a mountain on the Vandeleur-Lynam classification—Irish peaks over , and with prominence over ; a threshold that the Hag's Tooth just meets. The Hag's Tooth does not appear in the
MountainViews Online Database In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height ...
, '' 100 Highest Irish Mountains'', as the prominence threshold is .Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork,


Climbing

The route to the Hag's Tooth follows the same path to access the ''
Heavenly Gates Carrauntoohil or Carrauntoohill ( ; ga, Corrán Tuathail , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycud ...
'' gully of Carrauntoohil (the ''Heavenly Gates'' are sometimes used as an alternative descent route to the ''Devil's Ladder'' from the summit of Carrauntoohil), and also to access the dramatic deep corrie at the base of Carrauntoohil's north-east face, known as the '' Eagle's Nest'' area. The ''Eagle's Nest'' corrie consists of three distinct levels, with the top level containing Lough Cummeenoughter, Ireland's highest lake. The narrow rocky ridge from the Hag's Tooth up to the summit of
Beenkeragh Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh () is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at , on both the Lists of mountains in Ireland#Arderins, Arderin and Lists of mountains in Ireland#Vandeleur-Lynams, Vandeleur-Lynam lists. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Ree ...
, the ''Hag's Tooth Ridge'', is regarded for its scrambling, and for its views into the ''Eagle's Nest'' area and the major gullies of Carrauntoohil's north-east face. The route also enables loop to be completed by continuing across the infamous ''
Beenkeragh Ridge Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh () is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at , on both the Lists of mountains in Ireland#Arderins, Arderin and Lists of mountains in Ireland#Vandeleur-Lynams, Vandeleur-Lynam lists. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Ree ...
'' to Carrauntoohil, and then descending via the ''Heavenly Gates'', back into the Hag's Glen. However, it is also a dangerous route and has been the scene of accidents.


See also

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Lists of mountains in Ireland In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height ...
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List of mountains of the British Isles by height This is a list of mountains in Britain and Ireland by height and by prominence. Height and prominence are the most important metrics for the classifications of mountains by the UIAA; with isolation a distant third criterion. The list is sourced ...
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List of Furth mountains in the British Isles This is a list of Furth mountains in Britain and Ireland by height. Furths are defined as mountains that meet the classification criteria to be a Scottish Munro, including being over in elevation, but which are ''furth'' of (i.e. "outside" of) ...


References


External links


MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
the largest database of British Isles mountains ("
DoBIH The mountains and hills of the British Isles are categorised into various lists based on different combinations of elevation, prominence, and other criteria such as isolation. These lists are used for peak bagging, whereby hillwalkers attempt ...
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Hill Bagging UK & Ireland
the searchable interface for the
DoBIH The mountains and hills of the British Isles are categorised into various lists based on different combinations of elevation, prominence, and other criteria such as isolation. These lists are used for peak bagging, whereby hillwalkers attempt ...

Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map ViewerLogainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
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