Letterbreckaun
Letterbreckaun rises to 667 m. An Bhinn Bhán stands 729 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Letterbreckaun NE Top, a peak 0.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Letterbreckaun (Irish: Binn Bhriocáin, meaning 'Brecan's peak') is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 677 metres (2,221 ft), it is the second-tallest of the Maumturks, the 129th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 159th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Letterbreckaun is in the middle sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.
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Wikidata Q6533629, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 667 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Letterbreckaun NE Top: 0.4 mi
- Barrlugrevagh: 0.6 mi
- Knocknahillion North Top: 1.0 mi
- Binn Bhán: 1.1 mi
- Cnoc na hUilleann: 1.2 mi
- Foher Village: 6.7 mi
- Plough near Maum: 7.7 mi
- Doolough Tragedy 1849 Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Castlekirk: 9.2 mi
- Gubbanuggool: 9.2 mi
- Tobernashaghtninneen: 3.5 mi
- Tobar an Mhaoilinn: 6.4 mi
- Holy well derrada west: 7.8 mi
- Toberconnell: 8.1 mi
- Tober Murry: 10.3 mi
- Glassilaun Beach: 8.6 mi
- Lettergesh Beach: 8.9 mi
- Uggool Beach: 9.6 mi
- Renvyle Beach: 11.8 mi
- Brnabaun Beach: 13.5 mi
- Connemara Giant: 4.6 mi
- The Whitehorn Gallery: 12.5 mi
- The Rifle - Sebastián: 12.6 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 12.6 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 12.6 mi
- Kylemore Abbey: 7.0 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 8.5 mi
- Station House Museum: 12.4 mi
- Glengowla Mines Museum: 16.5 mi
- Quiet Man Museum: 18.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 7.6 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 15.1 mi
- Walled garden: 17.9 mi
- An Garraí Glas: 22.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 23.6 mi
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 7.9 mi
- Roundstone play park: 12.4 mi
- Ballyconneely Community Park: 16.0 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 19.8 mi
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 6.4 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- Aill na Graí: 18.6 mi
- Dun Mor Cliffs: 22.6 mi
- Old Head Woods: 17.0 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Letterbreckaun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Bhinn Bhán | W 259° | 729 m | 4.4 mi |
| Binn Chorr | SW 236° | 711 m | 3.3 mi |
| Binn idir an dá Log | SE 124° | 701.977 m | 2.4 mi |
| Ben Gorm | N 2° | 700 m | 6.3 mi |
| An Bhinn Dubh | WSW 249° | 696 m | 3.8 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin | WSW 243° | 691 m | 5.0 mi |
| Binn Chorr North Top | WSW 238° | 690 m | 3.3 mi |
| Binn Bhraoin Central Top | WSW 246° | 680 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:06 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 21:14 | 22:13 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:54 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:54 | 15:13 | 16:21 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372651
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