Letterbreckaun
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Letterbreckaun (Irish: Binn Bhriocáin, meaning 'Brecan's peak')[2] is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 677 metres (2,221 ft), it is the second-tallest of the Maumturks, the 129th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list,[3] and 159th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.[4][5] Letterbreckaun is in the middle sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.[5][6]
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Letterbreckaun | |
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"Binn Bhriocáin" | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 667 m (2,188 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 322 m (1,056 ft)[1] |
Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 53°32′00″N 9°43′31″W[1] |
Naming | |
English translation | Brecan's peak |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | County Galway, Ireland |
Parent range | Maumturks |
OSI/OSNI grid | L8565255093 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 37 |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Via pass of Maumahoge or the pass of Maam Turk |
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