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Twelve Bens Area

Maximum height for area: 729 metres, Summits in area: 30, Maximum prominence for area: 684 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 44 For all tops Highest summit:

Benbaun, 729m

Benbaun Mountain Binn Bhán A name in Irish
(Ir. Binn Bhán [OSI], 'white peak') County Highpoint of Galway In County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 729m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L78558 53903 This summit has been logged as climbed by 295 members
I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -9.831791, Latitude: 53.521228 Prominence: 684m, Isolation: 0.9km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 478532 753923, GPS IDs, 6 char: BnBhn, 10 char: Binn Bhan

Binn Bhán means 'white peak' and is the highest mountain in Galway. You could say it is the Mont Blanc of Connemara. There is a lot of white rock here, mainly quartz, though this is more a feature of Benbrack. An odd thing about the Twelve Bens of Binn Bhán is the highest mountain in the Twelve Bens area and the 89th highest in Ireland. Binn Bhán is the highest point in county Galway.
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White it is ... .. by yambox (Show all for Binn Bhán)

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Binn Bhán in area Twelve Bens, Ireland

Descent from Benbaun to Maumina col

by mcrtchly 28 May 2012 A possible safer descent route from Benbaun to Maumina col is to traverse down the steep grassy SW side of the mountain. This involves first walking on a bearing of 145 degrees from the summit of Benbaun down the SSE ridge for 220m to L78695 53714 (Point A). Then turn right on a bearing of about 210 degrees slowly descend the grassy hillside by zig-zagging downwards. At about the 550m contour level turn left (L78560 53589 (Point B)) and contour around the hillside until a shallow grassy gully is encountered beneath the foot of scree slopes. Follow this gully down towards the Maumina col making a deviation to right at about L78820 53316 (Point C) to avoid steep rocks. The route is probably not to be recommended in wet weather or snow due to the steep descent.

Point A: L78695 53714

Point B: L78560 53589

Point C: L78820 53316

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Had a cracking climb here at the beginning of Aug .. by seatruin (Show all for Binn Bhán)

Descending from Ben Breen to Maumina with Ben Bau .. by Sweeney (Show all for Binn Bhán)

Binn Bhan and meeting my first MV member. .. by dominic divilly (Show all for Binn Bhán)

Being inexperienced we didn't follow any of the u .. by Audi-Anne (Show all for Binn Bhán)

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