Binn Mhór
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Binn Mhór rises to 661 m. Binn Chorr stands 711 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Binn Mhór NE Top, a peak 0.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Binn Mhór (Irish for "great peak") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 661 metres (2,169 ft), it is the third-highest of the Maumturks, the 140th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 171st-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Binn Mhór is on the southern side of the pass of Máméan, on a small massif that includes Mullach Glas (661 metres (2,169 ft)) and Corcogemore (609 metres (1,998 ft)); this massif is at the far southeastern sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.
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Wikidata Q4914423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 660.579 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 19 mi
- Bird Sanctuary · 26 mi
- Salmon Weir Bridge · 28 mi
- Murrooghtoohy · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Binn Mhór NE Top: 0.4 mi
- Binn Mhor West Top: 0.5 mi
- Binn Mhor East Top: 0.6 mi
- Mullach Glas: 1.2 mi
- Mullach Glas NE Top: 1.5 mi
- Plough near Maum: 3.2 mi
- Castlekirk: 4.8 mi
- Clarkes: 7.3 mi
- Foher Village: 11.9 mi
- Saint Mathias's Chapel (ruins): 12.4 mi
- Tobernashaghtninneen: 5.5 mi
- Tober Murry: 6.8 mi
- Toberconnell: 7.9 mi
- Holy well derrada west: 9.1 mi
- Tobermurry: 11.0 mi
- Trá na hAille Móire: 12.7 mi
- Glassilaun Beach: 13.8 mi
- Lettergesh Beach: 14.1 mi
- An Trá Bhuí: 14.3 mi
- Trá Mhaírois: 14.4 mi
- Teach an Phiarsaigh: 6.7 mi
- Joyce Country Sheepdogs: 7.1 mi
- Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Fáinne Chamuis: 7.9 mi
- The Sheep And Wool Heritage Centre: 8.2 mi
- Connemara Giant: 4.6 mi
- Diana's Art Gallery: 13.4 mi
- Quiet Man Statue: 14.7 mi
- The Whitehorn Gallery: 16.0 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 16.2 mi
- Glengowla Mines Museum: 11.4 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 11.6 mi
- Kylemore Abbey: 12.0 mi
- Quiet Man Museum: 14.6 mi
- Station House Museum: 16.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 9.8 mi
- Walled garden: 14.4 mi
- An Garraí Glas: 18.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 19.0 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 19.1 mi
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 12.8 mi
- Roundstone play park: 13.3 mi
- Ballyconneely Community Park: 18.6 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 22.2 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 5.6 mi
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 9.6 mi
- Aill na Graí: 14.0 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
- Old Head Woods: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Binn Mhór. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binn Chorr | WNW 284° | 711 m | 6.8 mi |
| Binn idir an dá Log | NW 318° | 701.977 m | 2.9 mi |
| An Bhinn Dubh | WNW 286° | 696 m | 7.8 mi |
| Binn Chorr North Top | WNW 284° | 690 m | 7.0 mi |
| Derryclare | W 278° | 677 m | 6.5 mi |
| Letterbreckaun | NW 311° | 667 m | 5.2 mi |
| Binn idir an dá Log SE Top | NW 321° | 659.346 m | 2.5 mi |
| Binn an tSaighdiúra | WNW 287° | 653 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 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.
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