| Letterbreckaun | |
|---|---|
| "Binn Bhriocáin" | |
 West face of Letterbreckaun, Inagh Valley | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 667 m (2,188 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 322 m (1,056 ft)[1] |
| Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°32′00″N 9°43′31″W / 53.533367°N 9.725249°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Brecan's peak |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
  Letterbreckaun Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Galway, Ireland |
| Parent range | Maumturks |
| OSI/OSNI grid | L8565255093 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 37 |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Via pass of Maumahoge or the pass of Maam Turk |
Letterbreckaun (Irish: Binn Bhriocáin, meaning 'Brecan's peak')[2] is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 677 metres (2,221 ft), it is the second-tallest of the Maumturks, the 129th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list,[3] and 159th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.[4][5] Letterbreckaun is in the middle sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.[5][6]
- ^ a b c d "Letterbreckaun". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 1 August 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
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