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Name: | Brandon Mountain |
Hill number: | 20009 |
Height: | 951.7m / 3122ft |
RHB Section: | 49A: Dingle Peninsula - West of Dingle |
County/UA: | Kerry |
Hill area: | Brandon Group |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Furth, Hewitt, Dillon, Vandeleur-Lynam, Arderin (Ma,Hu,Sim,F,Hew,Dil,VL,A,P600,P500) |
Grid ref: | Q 46044 11608 |
Summit feature: | ground within 1m of trig point |
Drop: | 927m |
Col: | 25m Q903115 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 70 |
Observations: | close to large cairn and tall wooden cross |
Survey: | obvious summit/Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
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GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 242 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
On an unofficial OMC trip to Killarney. 
 
Parked at the Mount Brandon car park (for the pilgrim trail) and proceeded up into the mist, with Richard Moore, Nicky Creadland, Tricia Teeling, Jean Moffat, Cody Moffat, Ian and Mhairi McCabe. 
 
There were some breaks in the mist while ascending, which gave good views to the southern half of the Dingle Penisula. But on the summit the visibility was 20m. 
 
Stopped for lunch on the summit and back the same way, 5hrs all in. 2nd Furth of this trip. | chillyman8 | 16/07/2023 |
Up Saints Road W/Nadia poor weather conditions | Patrick Molloy | 01/08/2022 |
Starting at connor pass climbed Beennabrack (vl) Ballysitteragh Gearhane (vl) Brandon Peak Brandon peak S top (vl) Brandon Mountain Brandon N top (vl) Brandon Mountain far N top (vl) Pierasmore (vl)Masatiompan | Danny Devlin | 29/06/2022 |
From An Baile Breac CP: 434094. Fine weather to start. Never seen so many waymarkers. Cloud came in,then rain. Karen and Lauren turned back at 720m. Driving rain at the top. Out of cloud at the 2nd cross. A family with 5 children in shorts and t-shirts just starting up!!! | ChrisR | 11/07/2019 |
Wet windy sunny | Tonyandsue | 06/08/2017 |
from ballybrack to the west. | robertphillips | 14/06/2017 |
From Faha, a round of Benagh, Faha Ridge, Brandon Mountain, Piaras Mor and Masatiompan. | rhalstead | 29/04/2017 |
Route: Cloghane - Brandon Mountain - Brandon Peak - Gearhane - road nr An Loch Dubh 
 
Approx. Stats: 7hrs, 23km, 1,050m ascent 
 
Weather: fine at low altitude; heavy mist & cold, high winds at peaks | millionmts | 17/10/2016 |
last furth | scoob | 30/09/2015 |
With Moira via the Saints Road | ColB | 16/08/2015 |
with R mist at top (of course) | Dunlawyering | 08/07/2014 |
From western Car Park, along pilgrims route, with Clare on a sunny day after initial mist burnt off. Heading south down ridge. | alwaysinshorts | 29/05/2014 |
As part of the inagrual tom crean endurance walk | Fergalh | 27/05/2013 |
with John Green, Oliver Bartrum | davidsbatty | 01/05/2013 |
With Damian & Dominic. | Dangerous Dave | 27/08/2012 |
With Team Bob. Quick up and down from Fada in the cloud and hail showers. Very windy at the summit | nosdrahcir | 17/09/2011 |
Parked at Clochain, plenty of parking and followed the path to the summit. | kingstonian | 11/06/2011 |
From Faha along the Pilgrims' route- wonderful valley and superb ridges. I'd looked at returning over Brandon Peak but decided against it as the summit was in cloud. The view from the foot of the S ridge, at ca. 850 m., was superb though, over the peninsula, the Blasket Islands and beyond, a magnificent panorama of waterworld, rock and green fields. I then drove to/ walked at Brandon Point, choughs displaying above the cliffs, Atlantic swell- a glorious day | pwheeler | 19/05/2011 |
training peak for the EURO 48 challenge | mcallmar | 27/04/2011 |
fa, 8 in group for brandon then 2 after that, sunny but windy on the summit, pilgrims route from carpark, then summit, down along a wall, leaving it to bag a top, then brandon peak, a nice ridge out to gearbane and a descent to ballinloging. then the real ale pub at ballyferriter | rum doodle | 25/04/2011 |
perfect sunny snow covered mountain, alpine climb after 2 days of snow and wind sculpting the ice into amazing shapes, visability perfect | stharman | 01/01/2010 |
Climbed in a break of the weather. Met some French people who said at least you can see as far as your feet. | mindlessflogger | 13/08/2009 |
With Penda, in thick cloud... never knew there were so many 'stations of the cross' - kept on thinking each cross was the final one! From the East. Estimated date, was Jul or Aug. | beorwulf | 01/08/2009 |
CK | SheilaS | 13/05/2009 |
Good weather, temperature about 20. Linear route and back | dave_a | 21/09/2008 |
2nd ascent | Chris Pearson | 20/07/2008 |
From Faha. Good views of pater noster lakes and out to west. | lordtonult | 16/11/2007 |
sunny low, cloud covered top, cleared for summit view | legan | 08/07/2007 |
Final Irish Munro - grand trip doing all in 4 days. 5th day with Fungus the bottlenose! | nordicstar | 28/05/2007 |
From Dingle way a detour | nickywood1 | 10/05/2006 |
Climbed from Faha via Paternoster lakes through breaking cloud. Excellent climb, good view over atlantic from summit | mavero10 | 01/04/2006 |
Climbed while we stayed at Dingle. | Man of Kernow1 | 25/09/2005 |
via Paternoster lakes - now there's an interesting route on a wet day, but quite unique in these islands in my experience. no views from the main summit. With Mark, John and Ken | niallp | 25/09/2005 |
R Rup | Richard Tait | 28/07/2005 |
weather dreadful,may have been 11/12/2004 | hornet | 12/12/2004 |
fantastic | Thearlaichdubh | 03/09/2004 |
With Jackie, Karen and Stuart. Great weather and great views. | mikejacobs | 20/08/2003 |
With AB | Johnthemate | 01/06/2001 |
Ascent and via The Saints Road - starting out by a roadside Grotto. Well marked route which unforunately was, for the most part, shrouded in cloud. Another giant cross at the summit. Descent down to the Kerry Way and then back to Ballybrack? Fabulous vie | One F in Foreig | 29/05/2001 |
Estimated date - was some time in September 1999 | dickiewren | 01/09/1999 |
Ascended from east, descent after dark | kdbennett | 14/01/1999 |
later start; Ravens led the way, as the mist rose as we ascended, to give us glimpses of the Islands to the West. With Campbell K, the Terrier, S, Loafer Len and the F.C. | The Captain | 03/08/1998 |
From Ballinloghig, nice outing along ridge. | Aye Jimmy | 14/04/1998 |
Got views on my second ascent of this fine mountain. | prwild | 28/05/1997 |
Up and down via pilgrim's Route. | Eddie | 27/10/1994 |
Month is right, not sure of actual date. With Jeanette and Ellen. Part of a trip to complete all of the Irish 3000 feet mountains. | dickscroop | 16/08/1994 |
Quite long misty walk across the ridge. | Rhayader_wander | 29/06/1994 |
From road end at Faha. Ground treacherous with swamp all the way to the corrie. Red and white marker posts not needed today. WDP threads its way into the corrie and then steeply up against rock wall on zig zags to grassy ridge. Head above parapet time blown off my feet with Atlantic W gale. Half mile to top. Cold. Cloud clammed in. No view. | arranc | 08/04/1994 |
From Ballybrack | rjf35 | 09/04/1993 |
Dawn ascent -on top for 5am for last of Irish 3000ers in 24 hours coast to coast - did it with 2 mins to spare.Wrote article published in climber Dec 93. Overslept in car for a few hours in dark below here waking with fright to Mark's loud alarm -I thought we were having a head on crash - adrenaline surge - slumbered on until Mark roused me and Martin. Cold tomato soup squidging out of my fell shoes - from a messy upset pan night before. Powered up on tired legs and sprinted down to car for few miles to sea inside 24 hour deadline. To a hotel for sit down posh breakfast to celebrate. | Chris Pearson | 11/05/1992 |