Beenkeragh

Also known as Benkeeragh, Beenkeragh ridge

Beenkeragh or Benkeeragh () is the second-highest peak in Ireland, at . It is part of the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range in County Kerry. Beenkeragh also gives its name the infamous Beenkeragh Ridge, the narrow rocky arete between Beenkeragh and Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain.

Key facts

Mountain.name: Beenkeragh
Mountain.other_name: Binn Chaorach
Mountain.image: Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Binn Chaorach (Beenkeragh) - geograph.org.uk - 1434441.jpg
Mountain.image_caption: Beenkeragh as viewed from the summit of Carrauntoohil; with the Beenkeragh Ridge (left)
Mountain.image_size: 240px
Mountain.elevation_m: 1008.2
Mountain.prominence_m: 90.85
Mountain.location: County Kerry, Ireland
Mountain.range: MacGillycuddy's Reeks
Mountain.map: island of Ireland
Mountain.label_position: right
Mountain.map_size: 200
Mountain.listing: Furth, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Mountain.grid_ref_Ireland: V801852
Mountain.topo_map: OSI Discovery 78
Mountain.type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)
Mountain.easiest_route: via ''Hag's Tooth Ridge''