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A Munro is a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914 m). Munros are named after Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet (1856–1919), who produced the first list of such hills, known as Munros Tables, in 1891. A Munro top is a summit that is not regarded as a separate mountain and which is over 3,000 feet. In the 2012 revision of the tables, published by the Scottish Mountaineering Club, there are 282 Munros and 227 further subsidiary tops. The best known Munro is Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles.

The Munros of Scotland present challenging conditions to hikers, particularly in winter. Each year, people die on the mountains. Nevertheless, a popular practice amongst hillwalkers is "Munro bagging", the aim being to climb all of the listed Munros. As of 2013, more than 5,000 had reported completing their round. The first continuous round of the Munros was completed by Hamish Brown in 1974, whilst the current holder of the record for the fastest continuous round is Stephen Pyke, who completed his 2010 round in just under 40 days.

Munro (disambiguation)

A Munro is any Scottish mountain with a height over 3000 feet (914.4 metres).

Munro may also refer to:

  • Munro (surname), people with the surname Munro
  • Munro (film), an Academy-Award-winning animated short film, released in 1961
  • Munro, Buenos Aires, a neighborhood in the province of Buenos Aires
  • USCGC Munro (WHEC-724), a High Endurance Cutter of the US Coast Guard
  • Clan Munro, a Highland Scottish clan
  • Munro Township, Michigan
Munro (surname)

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Munro (film)

Munro is a 1960 animated short film. It was directed by Gene Deitch, written by Jules Feiffer, and produced by William L. Snyder. Munro won an Academy Award for Animated Short Film in 1961. It was the first short composed outside of the United States to be so honored. The Academy Film Archive preserved Munro in 2004.

The title character is a rebellious little boy who is accidentally drafted into the United States Army. No matter which adult he tells "I'm only four", they all fail to notice his age.

Screenwriter Feiffer, who adapted his own story from his book Passionella and Other Stories, and provided the storyboards, said the tale was a reaction to his time serving in the U.S. Army: