Broaghnabinnia
Appearance
Broaghnabinnia | |
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Bruach na Binne | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 290 m (950 ft)[1] |
Listing | Marilyn, Hewitt |
Coordinates | 51°58′19.2″N 9°44′38.4″W / 51.972000°N 9.744000°W |
Naming | |
English translation | Verge of the peak |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Parent range | Dunkerron Mountains (Mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula) |
OSI/OSNI grid | V801814 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | scrambling |
Broaghnabinnia (Irish: Bruach na Binne, meaning 'verge of the peak'[2]) is a summit of the Dunkerron Mountains, part of the Mountains of the Iveragh Peninsula[3] in County Kerry, Republic of Ireland.
Geography
[edit]The mountain lies northeast of Stumpa Dúloigh, the highest mountain of the Dunkerron range. With an elevation of 745 metres it is the 80th highest summit in Ireland.[citation needed]
Access to the summit
[edit]Broaghnabinnia summit can be accessed scrambling, and is steep on all sides.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dunkerron Mountains Area / Broaghnabinnia". MountainViews.ie. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ Paul Tempan. "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). Mountaineering.ie. Mountaineering Ireland. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ "Hills and Mountains of Britain and Ireland - Ireland : Iveragh Peninsula". www.walkingclub.org.uk. Saturday Walkers Club. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2015.