Binn Mhór

Binn Mhór
Binn Mhor as viewed across the pass of Máméan, from the summit of Binn Chaonaigh
Highest point
Elevation661 m (2,169 ft)
Prominence406 m (1,332 ft)
Listing100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates53°29′00″N 9°37′48″W / 53.48331°N 9.630003°W / 53.48331; -9.630003
Naming
English translationGreat peak
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Binn Mhór
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Galway, Ireland
Parent rangeMaumturks
OSI/OSNI gridL9184149355
Topo mapOSi Discovery 44
Geology
Rock type(s)Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top bedrock
Climbing
Easiest routeVia pass of Máméan

Binn Mhór (Irish for "great peak") 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, and 171st-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. 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)); this massif is at the far southeastern sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.