Benbaun
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Benbaun () is a mountain in County Galway, Ireland. With a height of , it is the 72nd highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 88th highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Benbaun is situated at the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park and is the tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, and the county top for Galway.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Benbaun
- Mountain.other_name
- Binn Bhán
- Mountain.photo
- Benbaun Summit.jpg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 729
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Summit and south face of Benbaun, as viewed from Bencollaghduff; Muckanaght is back left
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 684
- Mountain.listing
- P600, County top (Galway), 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
- Mountain.translation
- White Mountain
- Mountain.language
- Irish
- Mountain.location
- County Galway, Ireland
- Mountain.range
- Twelve Bens
- Mountain.map
- island of Ireland
- Mountain.map_relief
- yes
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Mountain.grid_ref_Ireland
- L7855853903
- Mountain.topo
- OSi Discovery 37
- Mountain.geology
- Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic Bedrock
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 729
- Image
- Benbaun Summit.jpg
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- topographic prominence
- 684
- Commons category
- Benbaun
- native label
- An Bhinn Bhán
- Irish Grid Reference
- L7855853904
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Benbaun () is a mountain in County Galway, Ireland. With a height of , it is the 72nd highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 88th highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Benbaun is situated at the centre of the core massif of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park and is the tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range, and the county top for Galway.
== Naming == According to Irish academic Paul Tempan, the "white peak" in the Irish language name derives from the abundance of quartzite rock in the summit of Benbaun. Tempan notes that Benbaun is the "Mont Blanc" of Connemara.
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