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Benglenisky

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°29′09″ N 9°51′35″ W

Benglenisky
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Elevation
518 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Emlaghdauroe
2.8 km W
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock84 km
SNN Shannon Airport107 km

About Benglenisky

Benglenisky is a mountain. Location: County Galway, Connacht. Elevation: 518 m.

From Wikipedia

Benglenisky (Irish: Binn Ghleann Uisce, meaning 'Peak of the Glen of the Water') at 516 metres (1,693 ft), is the 368th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Benglenisky is the second most southern peak, after neighbouring Benlettery, of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland, and is the lowest of the core Twelve Bens.

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At a glance

Topographic prominence
48 m

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Benglenisky

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 15°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
January (141 mm)
Driest month
April (65 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. 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).

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Climate of Benglenisky
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°7°9°12°14°15°15°13°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°1°2°4°7°9°9°7°5°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)141879965787582102121135138139

How to get to Benglenisky

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 84 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 123 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 84 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 107 kmsoutheast
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 147 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 123 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 200 kmsoutheast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 241 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 286 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Benglenisky

Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 456 natural sites, 1,073 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km319 places

  • White Strand Beach 14 kmW
  • Turbot Island Island 19 kmW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 20 kmS
  • Omey Island Island 21 kmW

25–60 km609 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 28 kmSE
  • Inisheer Island 53 kmSE
  • Inishlyre Island 39 kmN
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 58 kmN

60–100 km743 places

  • White Strand Beach 85 kmS
  • Scattery Island Island 100 kmS
  • Pig Island Island 95 kmN
  • Mutton Island Island 78 kmS

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