Peak · Ireland
Benbaun
Benbaun rises to 477 m. Mweelrea stands 814 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Loughermore, a peak 0.5 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 477 m
How to reach it
Coordinates53.54720, -9.86397
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Loughermore: 0.5 mi
- Benbrack: 0.6 mi
- Cnoc Breac: 1.0 mi
- Minnaunmore: 1.2 mi
- Binn Fraoigh: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Foher Village: 4.5 mi
- Gubbanuggool: 6.1 mi
- Thomas Whelan Monument: 7.8 mi
- Renvyle Castle: 8.0 mi
- Abbeyglen Castle Hotel: 8.0 mi
Beaches: 33
- Lettergesh Beach: 4.4 mi
- Glassilaun Beach: 4.8 mi
- Uggool Beach: 6.3 mi
- Renvyle Beach: 6.5 mi
- Brnabaun Beach: 10.2 mi
Springs: 21
- Tobar an Mhaoilinn: 0.8 mi
- Toberdavin: 5.3 mi
- Holy well derrada west: 7.2 mi
- Well of the Seven Daughters: 8.0 mi
- Tobernashaghtninneen: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Connemara National Park Visitor Centre: 3.3 mi
- Ring fort: 5.1 mi
- Crannog: 5.1 mi
- The Sheep And Wool Heritage Centre: 7.8 mi
- Heritage Walks on Saturdays: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 11
- The Whitehorn Gallery: 7.5 mi
- Connemara Giant: 7.6 mi
- The Rifle - Sebastián: 7.7 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 7.7 mi
- St. Patrick: 18.3 mi
Museums: 7
- Kylemore Abbey: 1.5 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 5.1 mi
- Station House Museum: 7.5 mi
- Clew Bay Heritage Centre: 21.7 mi
- Ionad Oidhreachta Leitir Mealláin: 21.8 mi
Parks: 4
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 2.2 mi
- Roundstone play park: 10.7 mi
- Ballyconneely Community Park: 11.8 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Walled Garden: 6.0 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Dun Mor Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- Aill na Graí: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Old Head Woods: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Benbaun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweelrea | NNE 12° | 814 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ben Lugmore | NNE 22° | 803 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ben Bury | NNE 17° | 795 m | 7.5 mi |
| Ben Lugmore East Top | NNE 24° | 790 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ben Lugmore West Top | NNE 19° | 790 m | 7.2 mi |
| An Bhinn Bhán | SE 144° | 729 m | 2.2 mi |
| Binn Chorr | SE 133° | 711 m | 4.1 mi |
| An Bhinn Dubh | SE 138° | 696 m | 3.1 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 | 07:26 | 18:55 | 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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