Benleagh
Benleagh rises to 689 m. Lugnaquilla stands 925 m to the south-southwest, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Abseil, a cliff 0.5 miles away.
The story
Benleagh (Irish: Binn Liath, meaning 'Grey Peak') stands at 689 metres (2,260 ft), while it does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin, but its prominence does allow it to rank as the 125th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Benlagh is situated in the southern sector of the Wicklow Mountains, and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla 925 metres (3,035 ft), County Wicklow's highest mountain. Benleagh's southern flank forms the steep walls and cliffs of the hanging valley of Fraughan Rock Glen, which then falls into the U-shaped valley of Glenmalure below; Benleagh forms a "horseshoe" around the Fraughan Rock Glen with Lugnaquillia at its apex and Cloghernagh 800 metres (2,600 ft), to the south. Benleagh also sits on a broad "spine" that links Lugnaquilla in the south, to Camenabologue and Table Mountain to the north, which circle the Glen of Imaal.
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Wikidata Q2896322, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 689 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Camenabologue SE Top: 0.8 mi
- Camenabologue: 1.5 mi
- Lugnaquilla: 1.5 mi
- Leoh Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cloghernagh: 1.8 mi
- Baravore Crusher House: 1.4 mi
- Ballygoneen Mine: 1.4 mi
- Mine Agent's House: 1.4 mi
- Miner's Cottages: 1.5 mi
- Baravore Mine Crusher: 1.5 mi
- Troman Spring: 8.0 mi
- St Bridget's Well: 8.0 mi
- Fraughan's Well: 8.6 mi
- Lady's Well: 9.1 mi
- Lavarney Spout: 9.7 mi
- Black Stack: 9.4 mi
- Blackbird of Avondale: 10.0 mi
- Cupid: 11.7 mi
- The Wisdom Seat: 11.8 mi
- Separation: 11.8 mi
- Parnell National Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
- Fair Green: 11.2 mi
- Avon Arena: 12.4 mi
- Peter Finnegan Park: 12.9 mi
- Woodenbridge World War One Memorial Park: 14.2 mi
- Glendalough PhotoPost: 4.6 mi
- Hollywood Horse and Pony Trekking: 5.3 mi
- Glendalough Round Tower: 5.5 mi
- Glendalough: 5.5 mi
- Hollywood Sign: 9.0 mi
- Russborough Walled Garden: 11.6 mi
- Kilmacurragh Arboretum: 13.3 mi
- Mount Usher Gardens: 14.5 mi
- Camphill: 15.6 mi
- Camphill: 15.6 mi
- Dwyer McAllister Cottage: 5.0 mi
- Glendalough Visitor Centre: 5.6 mi
- Greenan Farm Museum & Maze: 8.0 mi
- Wicklow Gaol: 17.3 mi
- Tullow Museum: 17.5 mi
- Coon Beach: 9.1 mi
- Brittas Bay: 18.1 mi
- Furzeditch Beach: 18.1 mi
- Magheramore Beach: 18.4 mi
- Kilpoole Beach: 18.4 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Paddock Hill Reserve: 7.5 mi
- Vale of Clara Nature Reserve: 9.4 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 11.1 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 13.9 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 14.5 mi
- Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 2.8 mi
- Carrawaystick Waterfall: 3.2 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 4.6 mi
- Coolalingo: 4.7 mi
- Jackson's Falls: 6.8 mi
- Poplar Square: 18.1 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 19.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Benleagh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lugnaquilla | SSW 197° | 924.7 m | 1.5 mi |
| Tonelagee | NNE 33° | 815.8 m | 5.4 mi |
| Cloghernagh | SE 142° | 800 m | 1.8 mi |
| Corrigasleggaun | SSE 165° | 794.6 m | 2.0 mi |
| Slievemaan | SW 214° | 759.7 m | 2.5 mi |
| Camenabologue | NW 320° | 758 m | 1.5 mi |
| Conavalla | N 3° | 734 m | 1.9 mi |
| Carrawaystick | SSE 147° | 728 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:59 | 21:56 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:05 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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