| Benbreen | |
|---|---|
| Binn Braoin | |
 Beenbreen, Benbreen Central Top, and Benbreen North Top from the summit of Bencollaghduff. Bengower is the peak at left and back. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 691 m (2,267 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 186 m (610 ft)[1] |
| Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°30′00″N 9°50′04″W / 53.500006°N 9.834523°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Braon's peak |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
  Benbreen Ireland | |
| Location | County Galway, Ireland |
| Parent range | Twelve Bens |
| OSI/OSNI grid | L7831151547 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 37 |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1] |
Benbreen (Irish: Binn Braoin, meaning 'Braon's Peak')[2] at 691 metres (2,267 ft), is the 100th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 122nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Benbreen lies in the southern end of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. Benbreen is the 4th-tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, after Benbaun 729 metres (2,392 ft), Bencorr 711 metres (2,333 ft), and Bencollaghduff 696 metres (2,283 ft).[5][6] Benbreen's profile is of a "high narrow rocky ridge with several summits", than a typical "peaked mountain".[7]
- ^ a b c d "Benbreen". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ a b Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
- ^ Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216.
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