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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

Coordinates53.53337, -9.72562

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Historic sites
  • 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
Beaches: 34
Springs: 33
Attractions: 18
Artworks: 14
Museums: 7
Parks: 4
Gardens: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Aill na Graí: 18.6 mi
  • Dun Mor Cliffs: 22.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Head Woods: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
An Bhinn BhánW729 m4.4 mi
Binn ChorrSW711 m3.3 mi
Binn idir an dá LogSE702 m2.4 mi
Ben GormN700 m6.3 mi
An Bhinn DubhWSW696 m3.8 mi
Binn BhraoinWSW691 m5.0 mi
Binn Chorr North TopWSW690 m3.3 mi
Binn Bhraoin Central TopWSW680 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:0618:52
June solstice05:1021:1422:13
September equinox07:2518:5419:40
December solstice08:5415:1316:21

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332372651

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