Binn Mhór
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Not to be confused with Ben More or Binn Mhór (333 m).
Binn Mhór (Irish for "great peak")[2] is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 661 metres (2,169 ft), it is the third-highest of the Maumturks, the 140th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list,[3] and 171st-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.[4][5] Binn Mhór is on the southern side of the pass of Máméan, on a small massif that includes Mullach Glas (661 metres (2,169 ft)) and Corcogemore (609 metres (1,998 ft));[6] this massif is at the far southeastern sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.[5][7]
Quick Facts Highest point, Elevation ...
Binn Mhór | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 661 m (2,169 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 406 m (1,332 ft)[1] |
Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 53°29′00″N 9°37′48″W[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | Great peak |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | County Galway, Ireland |
Parent range | Maumturks |
OSI/OSNI grid | L9184149355 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 44 |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Via pass of Máméan |
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