Binn Chaonaigh
Binn Chaonaigh rises to 633 m. An Bhinn Bhán stands 729 m to the west, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Binn Mhairg, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
Binn Chaonaigh (Irish for "peak of the moss") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 633 metres (2,077 ft), it is the fourth-highest of the Maumturks, the 185th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 223rd-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is in the middle sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.
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Wikidata Q4914421, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 633 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 18 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 28 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Binn Mhairg: 0.3 mi
- Binn idir an dá Log SE Top: 0.8 mi
- Binn idir an dá Log: 1.1 mi
- Binn Mhor West Top: 1.4 mi
- Binn Mhór: 1.8 mi
- Plough near Maum: 4.4 mi
- Castlekirk: 6.0 mi
- Clarkes: 8.9 mi
- Foher Village: 10.1 mi
- Doolough Tragedy 1849 Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Tobernashaghtninneen: 4.1 mi
- Tober Murry: 7.6 mi
- Toberconnell: 7.8 mi
- Holy well derrada west: 8.5 mi
- Tobar an Mhaoilinn: 9.7 mi
- Glassilaun Beach: 12.1 mi
- Lettergesh Beach: 12.4 mi
- Uggool Beach: 13.0 mi
- Trá na hAille Móire: 13.8 mi
- Trá Mhaírois: 14.6 mi
- Joyce Country Sheepdogs: 6.4 mi
- The Sheep And Wool Heritage Centre: 6.6 mi
- Teach an Phiarsaigh: 8.2 mi
- Fáinne Chamuis: 9.6 mi
- Crannog: 10.6 mi
- Connemara Giant: 4.1 mi
- Diana's Art Gallery: 14.9 mi
- The Whitehorn Gallery: 14.9 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 15.0 mi
- The Rifle - Sebastián: 15.0 mi
- Kylemore Abbey: 10.3 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 10.5 mi
- Glengowla Mines Museum: 13.1 mi
- Station House Museum: 14.8 mi
- Quiet Man Museum: 15.4 mi
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 11.2 mi
- Roundstone play park: 13.0 mi
- Ballyconneely Community Park: 17.8 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 21.1 mi
- Walled Garden: 9.0 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 17.5 mi
- An Garraí Glas: 19.7 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 7.4 mi
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 8.1 mi
- Aill na Graí: 15.6 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 18.3 mi
- Old Head Woods: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Binn Chaonaigh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Bhinn Bhán | W 280° | 729 m | 7.2 mi |
| Binn Chorr | W 273° | 711 m | 5.5 mi |
| Binn idir an dá Log | NW 316° | 702 m | 1.1 mi |
| An Bhinn Dubh | W 277° | 696 m | 6.4 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin | W 269° | 691 m | 7.2 mi |
| Binn Chorr North Top | W 274° | 690 m | 5.6 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin Central Top | W 271° | 680 m | 7.4 mi |
| Derryclare | W 265° | 677 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:05 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 21:14 | 22:12 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:54 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:53 | 15:13 | 16:21 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8755708043
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