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Brandon Group Area
Maximum height for area: 952 metres,   Summits in area: 13,   Maximum prominence for area: 934 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 70 For all tops   Highest summit: Brandon, 952m
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Brandon Peak Mountain Barr an Ghéaráin A name in Irish
(Ir. Barr an Ghéaráin [OSI], 'top of the fang') Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 840m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q47207 09481 This summit has been logged as climbed by 302 members
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Longitude: -10.236348, Latitude: 52.216359 Prominence: 190m,   Isolation: 0.8km
ITM: 447190 609534,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BrndPk, 10 char: BrndnPeak

From the vicinity of Cloghane church there is a strange optical illusion whereby this peak seems higher than the summit, though it is actually over 100m lower.   Brandon Peak is the third highest mountain in the Brandon Group area and the 24th highest in Ireland.
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by csd  29 Jun 2003 Photo shows the ridge walk over to Brandon Peak (centre), taken from the southern slopes of Mt Brandon itself. The wall makes navigating from Brandon to Brandon Peak trivial.
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by aidand  9 Aug 2004 Climbed Brandon Peak recently as part of a ridge walk. We started at Faha near Cloghane, up the tourist route to Mount Brandon (took 2 hours). This is very well marked. From here follow a line of old fence posts and then a stone wall. This will bring you safley most of the way to Brandon Peak. In clear weather the views are excellent as described. From here it is a very clear ridge walk onto Gearhane. From here go through the gate. Follow the fence on your right for 3-400 yards. Then turn left and down to the farmhouse at Mullagh. This is the valley under the northside of the Connor Pass. It took us 5 hours to this point. Thankfully we had arranged to be collected here. Otherwise it is a 3 or 4 mile walk back on a tarred road to Cloghane and further again if you have to walk back to Faha.
This walk is definitely worth doing. I am already planning to do it by the reverse route and hopefully heading on from Mount Brandon to Pearasmore and down to Brandon Village.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Brandon Peak in area Brandon Group, Ireland
Picture: view form pass near Mullagheveal, path to top and Brocken spectre
from Mullaghveal to top and back
by marzka  29 Apr 2012 I was there in 2010.
Getting there: From Tralee , follow the N86 road, and then the R56 for Cloghane.. Just before village cross a bridge, pass the garda station on the right, and then cross another bridge and take the next left. Go to the end of the road. Start point is on the farm gate with climbing warning sign. Go through several gates and at the end keep the track on the right side. Walk up the track for a hundred metres. It is very wet on the pass, so going right to the top - keep going near the fence on the north.. go up to the gate, and then you'll find a good path to the top.
as everyone know the summit is frequently shrouded in clouds but it gives an opportunity to see the brocken spectre..
time: about 5 hours
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Brandon Peak in area Brandon Group, Ireland
 
by csd  29 Jun 2003 Summit of Brandon Peak, looking along the ridge to Gearhane (in the middle distance), with Dingle Bay in the distance. Fantastic views (on a clear day) - you can see all the way over to the three Coumloughra peaks.
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by milo  29 Jul 2002 Drama to rival Brandon itself
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by MAP1878  6 Mar 2007 TOOK THE PILGRIM PATH TO THE SUMMIT AND OUR FAITH WAS REWARDED WITH CLEAR VIEWS LAST OCTOBER.
THEN BACK TO DINGLE FOR THE FRESHEST SEAFOOD AND AND A PINT OF PORTER, WALKERS HEAVEN !!
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