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Benbaun is the highest mountain peak in Galway and is famous for being the home of the Connemara pony and a variety of plants that digest insects. Benbaun, meaning ‘white peak,’ is 2,392 feet high and is the tallest mountain of the Twelve Bens range in Galway County. Situated at the center of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park, the mountain has a rough, boggy base and a windy peak and offers excellent hiking, hill-walking, and bird watching.
Benbaun, Gleninagh, Co. Galway, Ireland
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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