Binn Chaonaigh

Binn Chaonaigh
Binn Chaonaigh, as viewed from across the Máméan pass, on the north side of Binn Mhór
Highest point
Elevation633 m (2,077 ft)[1]
Prominence108 m (354 ft)[1]
ListingHewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates53°30′10″N 9°39′29″W / 53.502739°N 9.657953°W / 53.502739; -9.657953[1]
Naming
English translationpeak of the moss
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Binn Chaonaigh is located in island of Ireland
Binn Chaonaigh
Binn Chaonaigh
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Galway, Ireland
Parent rangeMaumturks
OSI/OSNI gridL9003751562
Topo mapOSi Discovery 37
Geology
Type of rockPale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeVia pass of Maumean

Binn Chaonaigh (Irish for "peak of the moss")[2] is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 633 metres (2,077 ft), it is the fourth-highest of the Maumturks,[3][4] the 185th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list,[5] and the 223rd-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.[6][3] It is in the middle sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.

  1. ^ a b c d "Binn Chaonaigh". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216. Walk 16: Máméan and Binn Idir an Dá Log
  5. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  6. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.