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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
BrandonMountainCnoc Bréanainn A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc Bréanainn [OSI], 'Brendan’s hill')KerryCountyIn Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists
Height:951.7mOS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70Grid Reference: Q46042 11605This summit has been logged as climbed by 664 members I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)
Brandon is the only one of Kerry's 3,000 foot peaks located outside the Reeks. It is strongly associated in tradition with St. Brendan the Navigator, from whom it gets its name. The story of St. Brendan, who set sail from Ireland in a boat of wood an
Brandon is the highest mountain in the Brandon Group area and the 9th highest in Ireland. Brandon is the most westerly summit in the Brandon Group area. Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/9/