Benbaun

Benbaun
Binn Bhán
Highest point
Elevation 729 m (2,392 ft)[1]
Prominence 684 m (2,244 ft)[1]
Listing Marilyn, Hewitt, Irish County High Point
Coordinates 53°31′16″N 9°49′52″W / 53.52111°N 9.83111°W / 53.52111; -9.83111Coordinates: 53°31′16″N 9°49′52″W / 53.52111°N 9.83111°W / 53.52111; -9.83111[1]
Naming
Translation white mountain (Irish)
Geography
Benbaun

Ireland

Location Galway, Republic of Ireland
Parent range Twelve Bens
OSI/OSNI grid L786539
Topo map OSi Discovery 37, 44

Benbaun (Irish: Binn Bhán) is a mountain in County Galway, Ireland, the highest of the Twelve Bens, and the highest peak in Galway. As the highest point in Galway, it is the 10th highest county peak in Ireland.

Conservation

The mountain, along with Twelve Bens range, is part of the Connemara National Park.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Binn Bhán". MountainViews. Retrieved 2007-08-10.

See also

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