Cnoc Bréanainn
Cnoc Bréanainn rises to 952 m. Cnoc Bréanainn (Mullach Thuaidh) stands 895 m to the north, 0.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Na Póirt, a peak 0.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
The story
Mount Brandon or Brandon (Irish: Cnoc Bréanainn, meaning 'Brendan's hill'), at 952 metres (3,123 ft), is one of the ten highest peaks in Ireland, being the 8th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 9th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Brandon is the highest Irish mountain outside the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range and has the greatest prominence of any Irish peak except Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain. Mount Brandon is at the centre of a long high ridge called the Brandon Group range of mountains in the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. The ridge contains seven other major peaks (i.e. above 2,000 ft in height); one is the similarly named Brandon Peak (840 metres). The positioning and dimensions of the Brandon Group ridge have made it the scene of several air accidents over the years. The mountain, and range, is named after Saint Brendan, and is the end of a Christian pilgrimage trail known as Cosán na Naomh. It is also well regarded for hill walking with routes such as the 4–5-hour Faha Route (also called The Pilgrim's Path), and the 6–7-hour traverse of the entire range known as "one of the finest ridgewalks in Ireland".
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Wikidata Q1478911, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 951.7 m
How to reach it
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 15.7 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Brandon Creek · 2 mi
- St Brendan the Navigator · 2 mi
- An Chonair · 4 mi
- Ceann Sratha · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Na Póirt: 0.4 mi
- Binn Fhaiche: 0.6 mi
- Cnoc Bréanainn (Mullach Thuaidh): 0.6 mi
- Faill na nDeamhan: 0.8 mi
- Cnoc Bréanainn (mullach i gcéin thuaidh): 0.8 mi
- Brandon Head Signal Tower: 1.5 mi
- Cloghane Church: 3.0 mi
- Moorestown Castle: 3.7 mi
- Ballydavid Signal Tower: 4.5 mi
- Gallarus Castle: 5.9 mi
- Tobernasool: 4.4 mi
- Toberkieran: 4.5 mi
- Toberanarrin: 4.7 mi
- St Brendan’s Well: 4.9 mi
- Toberagra: 5.2 mi
- World War II plane crash site: Engine of Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor: 0.9 mi
- St. Brandon's Oratory: 5.0 mi
- Gallarus Oratory: 5.9 mi
- St. Manchan's Oratory: 6.5 mi
- Dingle Marina Dive Centre: 6.8 mi
- Maughanablagher Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Faill na Mú: 6.7 mi
- An Slios: 7.2 mi
- Faill an tSrutháin: 7.3 mi
- Faill an Airse: 7.3 mi
- Fungie the Dolphin: 6.7 mi
- Paudi O'Shea Statue: 9.1 mi
- Tom Crean: 10.2 mi
- Slea Head: 12.4 mi
- Virgin Mary Statue: 12.7 mi
- Páirc Bhaile an Daingin: 6.6 mi
- Jerome Connor Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- Robert Emmett Park: 22.0 mi
- Pat Healy Park: 22.7 mi
- Kerins O'Rahilly Park: 23.0 mi
- Trá Ciarán Beach: 9.5 mi
- Sandy Bay Beach: 10.3 mi
- Bunaneer Strand: 11.0 mi
- Kells Beach: 15.9 mi
- Rossbeigh Beach: 16.5 mi
- Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne: 8.0 mi
- Irish Famine Cottages: 11.2 mi
- Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir: 11.3 mi
- Valentia Island Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
- Kerry County Museum: 23.3 mi
- Tom Crean Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Kells Bay Gardens: 16.1 mi
- Garden of the Senses: 23.4 mi
- Ballymullen Roundabout: 23.7 mi
- Joe Keohane Roundabout: 24.0 mi
- Lough Nambrackdarrig Nature Reserve: 18.5 mi
- Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Cnoc Bréanainn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cnoc Bréanainn (Mullach Thuaidh) | N 2° | 895.4 m | 0.6 mi |
| Cnoc Bréanainn (mullach i gcéin thuaidh) | N 354° | 840.1 m | 0.8 mi |
| Barr an Ghéaráin | SSE 150° | 840 m | 1.5 mi |
| Binn os Gaoith | E 101° | 826 m | 7.6 mi |
| Binn Fhaiche | ENE 68° | 822.5 m | 0.6 mi |
| Na Póirt | NE 40° | 809.2 m | 0.4 mi |
| An Géarán | SSE 163° | 803 m | 1.8 mi |
| Stradbally Mountain | E 99° | 798 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:09 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 21:11 | 22:07 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 18:57 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:49 | 15:27 | 16:31 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372487
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