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Beenkeragh

1,008 m3,308 ft

Prominence: 131 m429 ft
Isolation: 0.8 km
Tonight: 3°CHeavy rain · Wind 32 km/h S

Beenkeragh is a 1,008 m (3,308 ft) mountain in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, County Kerry, Ireland.

All facts

Elevation: 1,008 m · 3,308 ft
Nearest higher peak: Carrauntoohil (1,039 m)
Range: MacGillycuddy's Reeks
Region: County Kerry, Ireland
Spanish name: Binn Chaorach
Coordinates: 52.0068° N, 9.7460° W

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3D map

Beenkeragh 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Beenkeragh terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Beenkeragh elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Beenkeragh weather

Tonight · Heavy rain · 3°C (37°F) · 13.9 mm · Wind 32 km/h S

Beenkeragh forecast for the summit, about 1,008 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 78 m.

Tonight3°13.9 mm32 km/h SBase 9°
Sat4°9°19.1 mm45 km/h WBase 9 / 15°
Sun3°6°6.7 mm31 km/h SBase 9 / 11°
Mon3°10°22.0 mm35 km/h SBase 8 / 15°
Tue4°6°1.9 mm30 km/h WBase 10 / 11°
Wed5°9°0.5 mm16 km/h SEBase 10 / 14°
Thu4°7°10.0 mm31 km/h SEBase 10 / 13°
Fri-1°6°7.3 mm13 km/h NBase 4 / 12°
Sat-1°5°0.8 mm18 km/h NWBase 5 / 10°
Sun-1°3°0.6 mm9 km/h NWBase 5 / 9°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Beenkeragh

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Beenkeragh, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
Lisleibane
3.3 km NE · +2 more within 4.1 km
Directions Map
Nearest campsite
Cronin's Yard Camping
4.0 km ENE · +1 more within 7.8 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 5

Place	Distance
LisleibaneParking	3.3 km NE
Parking	3.5 km WNW
Cronin's Yard CampingCampsite	4.0 km ENE
Cronin's YardParking	4.1 km NE
Climbers Inn CampingCampsite	7.8 km W

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

32.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

43.2%

Steep, 30–45°

20.9%

Cliffs, 45° and over

3.3%

Steeper than 30°: 24.2% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 955 m low point 78 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 96.2%Water 1.9%Trees 1.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Beenkeragh summit.

Summit list 8

1The Bones957 m 0.6 km S
2Stumpa Barr na hAbhann852 m 0.7 km NW
3Knockbrinnea West Top852 m 0.8 km NE
4Carrauntoohil1,039 m 0.9 km SSE
5Skregmore848 m 1.2 km NW
6Caher1,000 m 1.6 km SSW
7Caher West Top973 m 1.7 km SW
8Cnoc an Chuillinn955 m 2.9 km SE

Where it sits

Where Beenkeragh sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Gap of DunloePass · 241 m7.7 km E

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Print & wall

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GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,002 m at the summit; the official height is 1,008 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,008 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,002 m	-6 m
Copernicus GLO-90	989 m	-20 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-04-29)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Beenkeragh

West → east through the summit

Nearest parking

Nearest campsite

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