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The Bones (), at high, is the seventh-highest peak in
The Bones is the highest point on a narrow rocky arête called the '' Beenkeragh Ridge'', situated between Carrauntoohil (Ireland's highest peak), and Beenkeragh (Ireland's second-highest peak), in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in 
The Bones is the 321st-highest mountain peak in Britain and Ireland on the ''Mountains – Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths''
at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013. which is why The Bones is sometimes referred to as one of the 13 Irish Munros. The Bones' prominence qualifies it to meet the
MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
the largest database of British Isles mountains (" DoBIH")
Hill Bagging UK & Ireland
the searchable interface for the DoBIH
Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map ViewerLogainm: Placenames Database of Ireland
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Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
on the Arderin
Arderin () is a mountain on the border between Laois and Offaly in Ireland. With a height of 527 metres (1,729 ft) it is the highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, and is the highest point in both County Laois and County Offaly.
An ...
list, or the eighth-highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam
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 attemp ...
list. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
, 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''.
Geography
The Bones is the highest point on a narrow rocky arête called the '' Beenkeragh Ridge'', situated between Carrauntoohil (Ireland's highest peak), and Beenkeragh (Ireland's second-highest peak), in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
. The ''Beenkeragh Ridge'' is considered as "intimidating hill-walking conditions", along with the nearby The Big Gun
The Big Gun (), at high, is the ninth-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, or the tenth-highest according to the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry, and is also known as Lackagarrin or Foilna ...
ridge, and is often climbed as part of the '' Coomloughra Horseshoe''.
The Bones is often confused with '' The Bone'', the north-west spur of the nearby Maolan Bui , MountainViews Online Database reported that to avoid confusion in rescue situations, the Kerry Mountain Rescue ("KMR"), and the Ordnance Survey Ireland
Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI; ga, Suirbhéireacht Ordanáis Éireann) is the national mapping agency of Ireland. It was established on 4 March 2002 as a body corporate. It is the successor to the former Ordnance Survey of Ireland. It and the ...
("OSI") advocated for the official name of The Bones to become Na Cnámha on OSI maps.
The Bones is the 321st-highest mountain peak in Britain and Ireland on the Simm
A SIMM (single in-line memory module) is a type of memory module containing random-access memory used in computers from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. It differs from a dual in-line memory module (DIMM), the most predominant form of memory ...
classification. The Bones is regarded by the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") as one of 34 Furths, which is a mountain above in elevation, and meets the other SMC criteria for a Munro (e.g. "sufficient separation"), but which is outside of (or ''furth'') Scotland;at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013. which is why The Bones is sometimes referred to as one of the 13 Irish Munros. The Bones' prominence qualifies it to meet the
Arderin
Arderin () is a mountain on the border between Laois and Offaly in Ireland. With a height of 527 metres (1,729 ft) it is the highest point in the Slieve Bloom Mountains, and is the highest point in both County Laois and County Offaly.
An ...
classification, and the British Isles Simm
A SIMM (single in-line memory module) is a type of memory module containing random-access memory used in computers from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. It differs from a dual in-line memory module (DIMM), the most predominant form of memory ...
and Hewitt classifications. The Bones is not in the MountainViews Online Database, '' 100 Highest Irish Mountains'', as the prominence threshold is over .
See also
* Lists of mountains in Ireland * List of mountains of the British Isles by height * List of Furth mountains in the British IslesReferences
External links
MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
the largest database of British Isles mountains (" DoBIH")
Hill Bagging UK & Ireland
the searchable interface for the DoBIH
Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map Viewer
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