| Mount Brandon (and the Brandon Group) | |
|---|---|
 Mount Brandon photographed from Brandon Peak, with its distinctive east–west contrast. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 951.7 m (3,122 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Prominence | 934 m (3,064 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Carrauntoohil |
| Isolation | 26.7 miles (43.0 km) |
| Listing | P600, Marilyn, Furth, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 52°14′06″N 10°15′16″W / 52.235113°N 10.254336°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Cnoc Bréanainn |
| English translation | Brendan's hill |
| Geography | |
  Mount Brandon (and the Brandon Group) | |
| Parent range | Brandon Group[1] |
| OSI/OSNI grid | Q4604211605 |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery 70[3] |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Devonian[1] |
| Mountain type | Purple sandstone & siltstone[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Saint's Route (Cosán na Naomh) |
Mount Brandon or Brandon (Irish: Cnoc Bréanainn, meaning 'Brendan's hill'),[4] at 952 metres (3,123 ft), is one of the ten highest peaks in Ireland, being the 8th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 9th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.[5] Brandon is the highest Irish mountain outside the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range and has the greatest prominence of any Irish peak except Carrauntoohil, Ireland's highest mountain.[5]
Mount Brandon is at the centre of a long high ridge called the Brandon Group range of mountains in the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. The ridge contains seven other major peaks (i.e. above 2,000 ft in height); one is the similarly named Brandon Peak (840 metres).[5][6] The positioning and dimensions of the Brandon Group ridge have made it the scene of several air accidents over the years.[7] The mountain, and range, is named after Saint Brendan, and is the end of a Christian pilgrimage trail known as Cosán na Naomh. It is also well regarded for hill walking with routes such as the 4–5-hour Faha Route (also called The Pilgrim's Path), and the 6–7-hour traverse of the entire range known as "one of the finest ridgewalks in Ireland".[6][5][8]
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