Benlettery
| Benlettery | |
|---|---|
| Binn Leitrí | |
Benlettery behind the Ballynahinch Castle fishery | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 577 m (1,893 ft) |
| Prominence | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Listing | Arderin |
| Coordinates | 53°28′55″N 9°50′43″W / 53.481824°N 9.845263°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Peak of the Wet Hillsides |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
| Location | County Galway, Ireland |
| Parent range | Twelve Bens |
| OSI/OSNI grid | L7754649537 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 44 |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic bedrock |
Benlettery (Irish: Binn Leitrí, meaning 'Peak of the Wet Hillsides') at 557 metres (1,827 ft), is the 259th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale. Benlettery is in the southernmost peak of the Twelve Bens mountain range in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, Ireland, and is the 11th-tallest of the core Twelve Bens. The Ben Lettery An Oige youth hostel is on the southern slopes of Benlettery, off the N59 road to Clifden.