| Benbrack | |
|---|---|
| Binn Bhreac | |
.jpg) South face of Benbrack viewed from Muckanaght, with col of Maumnascalpa at right | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 582 m (1,909 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 264 m (866 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Marilyn, Arderin |
| Coordinates | 53°32′17″N 9°51′46″W / 53.537986°N 9.862684°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | speckled peak |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
  Benbrack Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Galway, Ireland |
| Parent range | Twelve Bens |
| OSI/OSNI grid | L7655855818 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 37 |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1] |
Benbrack (Irish: Binn Bhreac, meaning 'Speckled Peak')[2] at 582 metres (1,909 ft), is the 251st–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale;[3] while it does not have the elevation to be a Vandeleur-Lynam, it has the prominence to rank as a Marilyn.[4][5] Benbrack is situated on its own small massif to the north of the core Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland. It is the 10th-tallest of the core Twelve Bens, and is linked by a deep col to Muckanaght, which is itself attached by a high ridge to the tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, Benbaun at 729 metres (2,392 ft).[5][6]
- ^ a b c d "Benbrack". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 4 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
- ^ Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216.
Walk 26: Cnoc Breac, Binn Bhreac and Maolan