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Record SL-444078 · Wikidata Q6533629 · DOBIH 20134

Letterbreckaun

Binn Bhriocain
Hewitt HuMP Simm Marilyn
Elevation
668 m
2,192 ft
Prominence
325 m
Isolation
Coordinates
53.5336° N, 9.7261° W
Grid ref
L856551
Letterbreckaun
LetterbreckaunWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Letterbreckaun (Irish: Binn Bhriocáin, meaning 'Brecan's peak') 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, and 159th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Letterbreckaun is in the middle sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Binn Bhriocain NE Top 603 m NE 58° 0.6 km
Barrlugrevagh 558 m E 107° 1.0 km
Knocknahillion North Top 541 m E 109° 1.6 km
Binn Bhan 483 m N 355° 1.7 km
Cnoc na hUilleann 541 m SE 134° 2.0 km
Culog 435 m E 104° 3.4 km