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Binn Bhraoin

Binn Bhraoin rises to 691 m. An Bhinn Bhán stands 729 m to the north, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Binn Bhraoin Central Top, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

Benbreen (Irish: Binn Braoin, meaning 'Braon's Peak') at 691 metres (2,267 ft), is the 100th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 122nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Benbreen lies in the southern end of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. Benbreen is the 4th-tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun 729 metres (2,392 ft), Bencorr 711 metres (2,333 ft), and Bencollaghduff 696 metres (2,283 ft). Benbreen's profile is of a "high narrow rocky ridge with several summits", than a typical "peaked mountain".

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Wikidata Q26718397, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
691 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.50004, -9.83453

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 58
Beaches: 35
Springs: 25
  • Holy well derrada west: 3.9 mi
  • Tobar an Mhaoilinn: 4.2 mi
  • Toberconnell: 5.5 mi
  • Toberdavin: 7.0 mi
  • Tobernashaghtninneen: 8.5 mi
Museums: 7
Gardens: 4
  • Walled Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Wild Willow Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Walled garden: 22.5 mi
  • An Garraí Glas: 23.2 mi
Parks: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Aill na Graí: 19.0 mi
  • Dun Mor Cliffs: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Head Woods: 19.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Binn Bhraoin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
An Bhinn BhánN 5°729 m1.5 mi
Binn ChorrENE 76°711 m1.8 mi
Binn idir an dá LogE 82°701.977 m6.6 mi
An Bhinn DubhNE 44°696 m1.3 mi
Binn Chorr North TopENE 71°690 m1.7 mi
Binn Bhraoin Central TopNNW 334°680 m0.3 mi
DerryclareE 97°677 m2.0 mi
Binn Bhraoin North TopN 10°674 m0.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:0618:52
June solstice05:1121:1522:13
September equinox07:2518:5519:41
December solstice08:5415:1416:22

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332372615

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