An Bhinn Dubh
An Bhinn Dubh rises to 696 m. An Bhinn Bhán stands 729 m to the northwest, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Binn Chorr North Top, a peak 0.8 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Bencollaghduff (Irish: Binn Dubh, meaning 'black mountain/peak of hags') at 696 metres (2,283 ft), is the 93rd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 115th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Bencollaghduff is situated near the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. It is the 3rd tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun 729 metres (2,392 ft), to which it is connected by the northern col of Maumina; and after Bencorr 711 metres (2,333 ft), to which it is connected by a high southeast rocky ridge. Bencollaghduff's prominence of 191 metres (627 ft) qualifies it as a Marilyn, and it also ranks it as the 56th-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, where the minimum prominence threshold is 100 metres.
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Wikidata Q21072706, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 696 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Binn Chorr North Top: 0.8 mi
- Binn an tSaighdiúra: 0.9 mi
- An Bhinn Bhán: 0.9 mi
- Binn Bhraoin North Top: 1.0 mi
- Binn Chorr: 1.0 mi
- Foher Village: 6.6 mi
- Saint Mathias's Chapel (ruins): 8.7 mi
- Gubbanuggool: 8.8 mi
- Thomas Whelan Monument: 8.9 mi
- Abbeyglen Castle Hotel: 9.2 mi
- Lettergesh Beach: 7.4 mi
- Glassilaun Beach: 7.6 mi
- Uggool Beach: 9.1 mi
- Renvyle Beach: 9.6 mi
- Trá na Feadóige: 11.1 mi
- Tobar an Mhaoilinn: 3.9 mi
- Holy well derrada west: 5.0 mi
- Toberconnell: 6.2 mi
- Tobernashaghtninneen: 7.3 mi
- Toberdavin: 7.5 mi
- Ring fort: 4.7 mi
- Crannog: 4.7 mi
- Connemara National Park Visitor Centre: 6.0 mi
- Waterfall: 7.0 mi
- The Sheep And Wool Heritage Centre: 7.5 mi
- Connemara Giant: 4.4 mi
- The Whitehorn Gallery: 8.7 mi
- The Rifle - Sebastián: 8.8 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 8.8 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 8.8 mi
- Kylemore Abbey: 4.6 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 4.7 mi
- Station House Museum: 8.6 mi
- Ionad Oidhreachta Leitir Mealláin: 19.0 mi
- Glengowla Mines Museum: 19.2 mi
- Walled Garden: 4.2 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 16.8 mi
- Walled garden: 21.6 mi
- An Garraí Glas: 23.4 mi
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 5.3 mi
- Roundstone play park: 9.3 mi
- Ballyconneely Community Park: 12.2 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 22.6 mi
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 12.8 mi
- Aill na Graí: 19.2 mi
- Dun Mor Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Old Head Woods: 18.3 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of An Bhinn Dubh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Bhinn Bhán | NW 305° | 729 m | 0.9 mi |
| Binn Chorr | ESE 119° | 711 m | 1.0 mi |
| Binn idir an dá Log | E 90° | 701.977 m | 5.6 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin | SW 224° | 691 m | 1.3 mi |
| Binn Chorr North Top | ESE 116° | 690 m | 0.8 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin Central Top | WSW 238° | 680 m | 1.2 mi |
| Derryclare | SE 137° | 677 m | 1.6 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin North Top | WSW 238° | 674 m | 1.0 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.
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