Caher Mountain (Kerry)
{{short description|Mountain in Kerry, Ireland}}
{{About|the mountain in County Kerry|the hill in County Cork|Caher Mountain (Cork)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Caher
| other_name = Cathair na Féinne
| photo = View from the peak of Carrauntoohil.jpg
| photo_caption = Caher Ridge, with Caher East Top (l) and Caher West Top (r); as seen from Carrauntoohil
| photo_size =
| elevation_m = 1000
| elevation_ref = [https://mountainviews.ie/summit/3/ MountainViews: Caher (Cathair)]
| prominence_m = 99.76
| isolation = {{convert|0.71|mi|km}}
| listing = Furth, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
| translation = stone fort of the Fianna
| language = Irish
| location = County Kerry, Ireland
| range = MacGillycuddy's Reeks
| map = Ireland
| label_position = right
| map_size = 200
| coordinates = {{coord|51.994449|N|9.758549|W|region:IE_type:landmark|display=inline, title}}
| grid_ref_Ireland = V792838
| topo = OSI Discovery 78
| type = Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)
| easiest_route = via Coomloughra Horseshoe
}}
Caher or Caher East Top ({{lga|Cathair na Féinne|stone fort of the Fianna}}){{cite web|url= http://www.mountaineering.ie/_files/Paul%20Tempan%20Irish%20Mountain%20Placenames%20-%20Feb%202012.pdf|title=Irish Hill and Mountain Names|publisher=MountainViews.ie|author=Paul Tempan|date=February 2012}} at {{convert|1000|m|ft}}, is the third-highest peak in Ireland, on the Irish Arderin and Vandeleur-Lynam classifications. It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks in County Kerry.
Geography
File:Coomloughra Lough (MacGillycuddy's Reeks).jpg with Caher East Top and Caher West Top on the right, Carrauntoohil back left, and the Beenkeragh Ridge on the far left.]]
Caher is Ireland's third-highest peak. The mountain lies to the southwest of Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest peak at {{convert|1038.6|m|ftin}}, in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry.{{cite book | last1 = Dillion | first1 = Paddy | title = The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits | publisher = Cicerone | isbn = 978-1852841102 | year = 1993}}
Caher is often climbed as part of the Coomloughra Horseshoe, which takes 6–8 hours and is described as "one of Ireland’s classic ridge walks".{{cite web|url=http://kerrymountainrescue.ie/carrauntoohil-route-descriptions/|title=Route Descriptions|publisher=Kerry Mountain Rescue Teams|date=2018}} It takes in the circuit of neighbouring peaks of Caher West Top, Carrauntoohil, The Bones, Beenkeragh, and Skregmore. On Caher's western slopes is the townland of Derrynafeana ({{lga|Doire na Féinne|oak wood of the Fianna}}).[https://www.logainm.ie/en/22186 Derrynafeana]. Placenames Database of Ireland.
Climbers refer to the narrow path that runs along the top of Caher West Top and neighboring Caher, as the Caher Ridge.{{cite web|url=https://outsider.ie/ireland/hiking-carrauntoohil-essential-information/|title=Hiking Carrauntoohil: Everything you Need to Know|publisher=Outside.ie|date=2017|quote=The trail will take you along the really scenic Caher Ridge Path with great views and takes in the summit of the Caher Mountain, before you descend a little to the col on the way to Carrauntoohil.}}{{cite book | last1 = Ryan | first1 = Jim | title = Carrauntoohil and MacGillycuddy's Reeks: A Walking Guide to Ireland's Highest Mountains | publisher = Collins Press | isbn = 978-1905172337 | year = 2006 }}
Caher is the 200th–highest mountain in Britain and Ireland on the Simm classification.{{cite web|url=http://www.hills-database.co.uk/downloads.html|title=The Database of British and Irish Hills|date=2018|first1=Chris|last1=Cocker|first2=Graham|last2=Jackson|publisher=Database of British and Irish Hills}} Caher is regarded by the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") as one of 34 Furths, which is a mountain above {{convert|3000|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} in elevation, and meets the other SMC criteria for a Munro (e.g. "sufficient separation"), but which is outside of (or furth) Scotland;[http://www.smc.org.uk/Hillwalking/HillKeyFacts.php Mountains – Key Facts. The Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds & Furths] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822093115/http://www.smc.org.uk/Hillwalking/HillKeyFacts.php |date=2012-08-22 }} at www.smc.org.uk. Accessed on 5 Feb 2013. which is why Caher is sometimes referred to as one of the 13 Irish Munros. Caher's prominence qualifies it to meet the Arderin classification, and the British Isles Simm and Hewitt classifications. Caher does not appear in the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, as it is below the required the prominence threshold of {{convert|100|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, {{ISBN|978-1-84889-164-7}}
File:Caher East Top.jpg in the left background and The Bones in the far left background.
To the right of Caher's summit is the long eastern section of the Reeks]]
See also
References
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External links
- [https://mountainviews.ie/summit/3/ MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website], Caher
- [https://mountainviews.ie/mv/irl150setup.htm MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database]
- [http://www.hills-database.co.uk/downloads.html The Database of British and Irish Hills ], the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
- [http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/ Hill Bagging UK & Ireland], the searchable interface for the DoBIH
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120829114800/http://maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V1,591271,743300,0 Ordnance Survey Ireland ("OSI") Online Map Viewer]
- [http://www.logainm.ie/ Logainm: Placenames Database of Ireland]
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{{Mountains and hills of Munster}}