Benbaun, An Bhinn Bhán 729m mountain, Twelve Bens E: Glencorbet Galway Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Benbaun 729m, Bencorr 711m, Bencollaghduff 696m, Benbreen 691m, Bencorr North Top 690m, Benbreen Central Top 680m, Benbreen North Top 674m, Muckanaght 654m, Binn an tSaighdiúra 653m, Benfree 638m,

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Twelve Bens Area E: Glencorbet Subarea

Place count in area: 34, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 44, EW-CON, MSW
Highest place:

Benbaun, 729m
Maximum height for area: 729 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 684 metres,

Places in area Twelve Bens:
Cen: Lough Auna Hills:

Cregg 297m

Townaloughra East Top 216m
Cen: Polladirk:

Bencullagh 632m

Maumonght SW Top 454m

Diamond Hill 442m

Knockbrack 442m

Maumonght 602m
E: Glencorbet:

Muckanaght 654m
N: Doughruagh:

Altnagaighera 549m

Benchoona 581m

Benchoona East Top 585m

Currywongaun 273m

Doughruagh 526m

Doughruagh South Top 525m

Garraun 598m

Garraun South Top 556m

Letterettrin 333m
SE: Glencoaghan Loop:

Bencorr North Top 690m

Bencorrbeg 577m

Binn an tSaighdiúra 653m

Benbreen 691m

Benbreen Central Top 680m

Benbreen North Top 674m

Derryclare 677m

Bengower 664m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Benbaun Mountain An Bhinn Bhán A name in Irish (Ir. An Bhinn Bhán [logainm.ie], 'white peak') County Highpoint of Galway in Connacht Province, in County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic Bedrock

Height: 729m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L78558 53903
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Longitude: -9.831791, Latitude: 53.521228 , Easting: 78558, Northing: 253903 Prominence: 684m, Isolation: 0.9km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 478532 753923, GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnbn, 10 char: Benbaun
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

An Bihnn Bhán means 'the 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 Connemara is that nobody seems to know exactly which are the twelve peaks in question. There are at least 20 peaks with names in binn in this area. However, the notion of twelve peaks goes back at least to the time of Roderic O'Flaherty, who wrote in 1684 of the twelve high mountaines of Bennabeola, though he did not enumerate them (O'Flaherty, 106). In Irish the question doesn't even arise: there is no number, they are just na Beanna Beola, 'the peaks of Beola'. Beola was a giant and chieftain of the Fir Bolg, whose name also features in the village Tuaim Beola (Toombeola). An Bhinn Bhán is the highest mountain in the Twelve Bens area and the 89th highest in Ireland. An Bhinn Bhán is the highest point in county Galway.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/89/

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Perilous Descent to Maumina .. by CaptainVertigo (Show all for Benbaun (An Bhinn Bhán))

Climbed 3 times. Along Knockapasheen and then u .. by gerrytyrrell (Show all for Benbaun (An Bhinn Bhán))

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Glencorbet Horseshoe

by TommyV 1 Nov 2018

This challenging route takes in five peaks including Benbaun, the highest point in county Galway. Turning left off the R34 at L80242 57503 star

A, there is room for a few cars on the right just over the bridge at L79991 57435 star

B. Follow the farm track South West for about 1 km and then veer off heading West. The first and smallest peak on this route is also named Benbaun, but this is not to be confused with the higher Benbaun to the South. After this the mental and physical challenge of this walk becomes obvious. There is no nice ridge walk around all the peaks but rather a serious of drops in elevation for a few hundred meters before having to climb the same and more to reach the next peak. In particular the climb up Mukanaught is quite testing and I would advise against tackling this peak in bad weather or poor visibility. A tough route but the views are fantastic and will help keep the mind off all of the drops and climbs. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/89/comment/20141/

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