Binn Chaonaigh

#925 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Binn Chaonaigh is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 633 metres, it is the fourth-highest of the Maumturks, the 185th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 223rd-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. It is in the middle sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks. ()

Elevation: 2077 ftProminence: 354 ftCoordinates: 53°30'10"N, 9°39'29"W

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Binn Chaonaigh – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Leenaun Hill, Glendollagh Lough, Loch Na Fooey, Lissoughter.

5.1 miN
Mountain
Leenaun Hill, Leenane
130 min walk • Leenaun Hill at 618 metres, is the 201st–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 243rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
4.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Glendollagh Lough, Recess
113 min walk • Glendollagh Lough, also known as Garrowman Lough, is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
6.8 miNE
Lake, Volcano, Nature
Loch Na Fooey
174 min walk • Loch Na Fooey, also Loch Nafooey or Lough Nafooey, is a rectangular shaped glacial lake in County Galway, Ireland. Part of the north-eastern shore lies along the border to County Mayo.
2.8 miSW
Mountain
Lissoughter, Recess
72 min walk • Lissoughter at 401 metres, does not qualify to be an Arderin or a Vandeleur-Lynam, however, its prominence of 336 metres ranks it as a Marilyn.
5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Derryclare Lough, Recess
128 min walk • Derryclare Lough is a freshwater lake at the entrance of the Inagh Valley, in Connemara, Galway, in the west of Ireland.
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lough Inagh
95 min walk • Lough Inagh is a freshwater lake in the Inagh Valley, in Connemara, Galway, in the west of Ireland.
3.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Letterbreckaun
89 min walk • Letterbreckaun is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 677 metres, 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.
1.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Binn Mhór
45 min walk • Binn Mhór is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 661 metres, 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.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Corcogemore
91 min walk • Corcogemore at 609 metres, is the 208th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 253rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maumturks
73 min walk • The Maumturks or Maamturks is a long, broadly-straight mountain range, consisting of weathered quartzite peaks in its central section, located in Connemara in County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The range lies opposite the Twelve Bens, on the other side of the Inagh Valley.
1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Binn idir an dá Log
28 min walk • Binn idir an Dá Log, sometimes anglicized Benadolug, at 702 metres, is the highest of the Maumturk Mountains in Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is at the middle of the long north-west to south-east central spine of the range.