Furth (mountain)

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) Scotland. They are also called Welsh Munros, Irish Munros, and English Munros respectively, or the ''three-thousanders,'' as in '' The Welsh 3000 challenge''.

Some Furth definitions add a topographical prominence above , akin to a Scottish Murdo, however the official Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") lists includes Furths with a prominence below this level. Applying the Real Munro definition to a Furth, requires a prominence above , akin to a Marilyn, and these 14 Furths are marked with (‡) in the tables below.

The SMC lists 34 Furths: six in England, 15 in Wales, and 13 on Ireland. These compare with 282 Munros and 226 Munro Tops in Scotland. Thirty three have the in prominence to be Murdos. Fifteen have the of prominence to be Real Munros: four in England, six in Wales, and five in Ireland. Ten have the in prominence to be P600s, which being over 3,000 ft, makes them "Super-Majors": three in England, three in Wales, and four in Ireland.

Climbers who complete all Munros, and the SMC list of 34 Furths, are called ''Furthists''; the SMC keeps a register which numbered 631 Furthists at October 2018. The first Furthist is registered as James A. Parker who completed all 34 Furths on 19 April 1929 (having become a ''Munroist'' in 1927). In 1986, Ashley Cooper became the first person to climb all the 3,000 ft summits in one continuous expedition, of 111 days, , and of ascent.

Furth mountains by height

This list was downloaded from the ''Database of British and Irish Hills'' ("DoBIH") in October 2018, and are peaks the DoBIH marks as being Furths ("F"). The SMC updates their list of official Furths from time to time, and the DoBIH also updates their measurements as more detailed surveys are recorded, so these tables should not be amended or updated unless the entire DoBIH data is re-downloaded again.

Furth mountains by country

The following are a breakdown of Furths by country, and also marking the highest mountain classification grade by prominence (e.g. P600, Mayilyn, Hewitt etc.).

English Munros

(‡) Have the prominence of over to qualify as a Real Munro (these are Marilyns, and/or P600s)

Welsh Munros

The 15 Welsh Furths (or Welsh Munros) are part of the '' Welsh 3000 Challenge.''

(‡) Have the prominence of over to qualify as a Real Monro (these are Marilyns, and/or P600s)

Irish Munros

There are 13 Furths in Ireland listed by the Scottish Mountaineering Club, which are also referred to as the Irish Munros.

(‡) Have the prominence of over to qualify as a Real Munro (these are Marilyns, and/or P600s)

DoBIH codes

The DoBIH uses the following codes for the various classifications of mountains and hills in the British Isles, which many of the above peaks also fall into:

suffixes:

= twin

See also

*Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles
*List of mountains of the British Isles by height
*Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles
*Lists of mountains in Ireland
* List of Munro mountains
* List of Murdo mountains
*List of Marilyns in the British Isles
*List of P600 mountains in the British Isles

Note

References

External links

Final Furths and Furthists

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