Bengower
Binn Gabhar
Summit of Bengower viewed fromBenbreen
Highest point
Elevation	664 m (2,178 ft)[1]
Prominence	196 m (643 ft)[1]
Listing	100 Highest Irish Mountains,Marilyn,Hewitt,Arderin,Simm,Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates	53°29′31″N9°50′02″W / 53.4919°N 9.834022°W /53.4919; -9.834022[1]
Naming
English translation	Goats' Peak
Language of name	Irish
Geography
Bengower Ireland
Location	County Galway,Ireland
Parent range	Twelve Bens
OSI/OSNI grid	L7830150644
Topo map	OSiDiscovery 37
Geology
Rock type(s)	Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic bedrock[1]

Bengower (Irish:Binn Gabhar, meaning 'Goats' Peak')^[2] at 664 metres (2,178 ft), is the 135th–highest peak inIreland on theArderin scale,^[3] and the 166th–highest peak on theVandeleur-Lynam scale.^[4][5] Bengower is in the southern end of theTwelve Bens mountain range in theConnemara National Park inCounty Galway,Ireland, and is the 6th-tallest of the coreTwelve Bens.^[5][6]

Irish academic Paul Tempan notes that there is no evidence as to the origin of the "goat" reference, however, he notes that the mountain was mistakenly labelled as "Glengower" in the popularDiscovery Map series.^[2]

Bengower lies between the summits ofBenbreen 691 metres (2,267 ft), to the north, andBenlettery 577 metres (1,893 ft), andBenglenisky 517 metres (1,696 ft), to the south.^[5] Climbing guidebooks note that its northerly rocky ridge (that rises up from the col ofIrish:Mám na Gaoithe, or "pass of the wind" at 470 metres) requiresscrambling to reach the summit.^[7][8][9]

Bengower'sprominence of 196 metres (643 ft) qualifies it as aMarilyn, and it also ranks it as the 86th-highest mountain in Ireland in theMountainViews Online Database,100 Highest Irish Mountains, where the prominence threshold is 100 metres.^[5][10]

Because of its positioning, the more straightforward routes to climb Bengower usually follow a 7-kilometre 3-4 hour horseshoe loop-walk with the neighbouring peaks of Benlettery and Benglenisky.^[11][12][13]

Bengower is often climbed as part of the popular 16–kilometre 8–9 hourGlencoaghan Horseshoe, considered one of Ireland's best hill-walks.^[7][8][9] Bengower is also climbed as part of the longerOwenglin Horseshoe, a 20–kilometre 10–12 hour route around the Owenglin River taking in over twelve summits.^[14][15]

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  Benlettery (left), Bengower, andBenbreen (right), viewed from south ridgeDerryclare
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  Bengower (left),Benbreen (centre), andBencollaghduff (right), viewedDerryclare
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  Bengower (back left) behindBenbreen, viewed fromBencollaghduff
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  Benlettery (left) andBenglenisky (right) from the summit of Bengower

• Fairbairn, Helen (2014).Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press.ISBN 978-1848892118.
• MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013).A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books.ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
• Paul Phelan (2011).Connemara & Mayo - A Walking Guide: Mountain, Coastal & Island Walks. Collins Press.ISBN 978-1848891029.
• Dillion, Paddy (2001).Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins.ISBN 978-0002201216.
• Dillion, Paddy (1993).The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone.ISBN 978-1852841102.

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