Mountain

Benbaun

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°31′00″ N 9°50′00″ W

Location in Ireland

Elevation: 729 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Letterfrack; 8.6 km NW
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00

About Benbaun

Benbaun is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 729 m.

In comparison

No. 78 of 2106 mountains in Ireland by elevation
61 sights and natural places within 10 km Glen Coaghan Horseshoe, Benfree

Climate of Benbaun

Climate of Benbaun
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	6°	8°	10°	12°	14°	14°	12°	9°	6°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	0°	1°	3°	6°	8°	7°	6°	4°	1°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	162	106	122	82	94	86	91	115	137	158	161	159

Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Airports nearest to Benbaun

Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 80 km
Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 109 km
Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 150 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Nearest towns and villages

Letterfrack Village, County Galway
8.6 km NW
Emlaghdauroe Village, County Galway
6.3 km SW
Clifden Village, County Galway
13 km W
Tullywee Bridge Village, County Galway
7.5 km NW
Currywongaun Village, County Galway
8.1 km NW
Toombeola Village, County Galway
9.3 km S

Benbaun

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Bencollaghduff Mountain, County Galway
1.4 km E
Glen Coaghan Horseshoe Mountain, Ireland
1.2 km S
Benbreen Mountain, County Galway
1.9 km S
Muckanaght Mountain, County Galway
1.8 km W
Benfree Mountain, County Galway
1.2 km NW
Bengower Mountain, County Galway
2.8 km S
The Twelve Pins Mountain, County Galway
1.9 km S
Bencullagh Mountain, County Galway
3 km W

Benbaun

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 3, 2026