| Bengower | |
|---|---|
| Binn Gabhar | |
.jpg) Summit of Bengower viewed from Benbreen | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 664 m (2,178 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 196 m (643 ft)[1] |
| Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°29′31″N 9°50′02″W / 53.4919°N 9.834022°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Goats' Peak |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
  Bengower Ireland | |
| Location | County Galway, Ireland |
| Parent range | Twelve Bens |
| OSI/OSNI grid | L7830150644 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 37 |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic bedrock[1] |
Bengower (Irish: Binn Gabhar, meaning 'Goats' Peak')[2] at 664 metres (2,178 ft), is the 135th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 166th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Bengower is in the southern end of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland, and is the 6th-tallest of the core Twelve Bens.[5][6]
- ^ a b c d "Bengower". 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.