An Bhinn Bhán
An Bhinn Bhán rises to 729 m. Mweelrea stands 814 m to the north, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Binn Fraoigh, a peak 0.6 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.1 miles off.
The story
Benbaun (Irish: Binn Bhán, meaning 'white peak') is a mountain in County Galway, Ireland. With a height of 729 metres (2,392 ft), it is the 72nd highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 88th highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Benbaun is situated at the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park and is the tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, and the county top for Galway.
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Wikidata Q3776215, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 729 m
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Binn Fraoigh: 0.6 mi
- An Bhinn Dubh: 0.9 mi
- Binn Bhraoin North Top: 1.1 mi
- Mucanacht: 1.1 mi
- Binn Bhraoin Central Top: 1.2 mi
- Foher Village: 6.1 mi
- Gubbanuggool: 8.1 mi
- Thomas Whelan Monument: 8.3 mi
- Abbeyglen Castle Hotel: 8.5 mi
- Monument Hill: 8.6 mi
- Lettergesh Beach: 6.6 mi
- Glassilaun Beach: 6.8 mi
- Uggool Beach: 8.3 mi
- Renvyle Beach: 8.6 mi
- Mannin Bay Coral Strand: 11.0 mi
- Tobar an Mhaoilinn: 3.0 mi
- Holy well derrada west: 5.4 mi
- Toberdavin: 6.6 mi
- Toberconnell: 6.9 mi
- Tobernashaghtninneen: 7.8 mi
- Ring fort: 4.4 mi
- Crannog: 4.4 mi
- Connemara National Park Visitor Centre: 5.1 mi
- Waterfall: 7.3 mi
- The Sheep And Wool Heritage Centre: 7.7 mi
- Connemara Giant: 5.4 mi
- The Whitehorn Gallery: 8.0 mi
- The Rifle - Sebastián: 8.2 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 8.2 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 8.2 mi
- Kylemore Abbey: 3.7 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 4.4 mi
- Station House Museum: 8.0 mi
- Ionad Oidhreachta Leitir Mealláin: 19.7 mi
- Glengowla Mines Museum: 20.1 mi
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 4.4 mi
- Roundstone play park: 9.4 mi
- Ballyconneely Community Park: 11.8 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 22.5 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.4 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 16.4 mi
- Walled garden: 22.3 mi
- An Garraí Glas: 24.3 mi
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 9.5 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Dun Mor Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Aill na Graí: 20.1 mi
- Old Head Woods: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of An Bhinn Bhán. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweelrea | N 0° | 814 m | 8.0 mi |
| Binn Chorr | ESE 122° | 711 m | 1.9 mi |
| Binn idir an dá Log | E 95° | 701.977 m | 6.4 mi |
| An Bhinn Dubh | SE 125° | 696 m | 0.9 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin | S 185° | 691 m | 1.5 mi |
| Binn Chorr North Top | ESE 121° | 690 m | 1.8 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin Central Top | SSW 192° | 680 m | 1.2 mi |
| Derryclare | SE 132° | 677 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:06 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 21:15 | 22:13 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:54 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:54 | 15:14 | 16:22 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372582
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