Mount Brandon or the Brandon Mountain (Irish: Sliabh Bhreandáin) is a mountain on the Dingle Peninsula, in Co. Kerry, in the west of Ireland. The hill takes its name from Saint Brendan "The Navigator", who legend suggests climbed to the summit around AD 530 to see The Americas, before setting sail. The small village of Brandon lies at the foot of the mountain. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... Dingle Peninsula as viewed from Banna Strand The Dingle Peninsula (Irish: Corca Dhuibhne) is located in County Kerry and is the most westerly point of the Republic of Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: Tralee Code: KY Area: 4,746 km² Population (2006) 139,616 Website: www. ... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... It has been suggested that Topographic profile be merged into this article or section. ... Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI; Irish: Suirbhéireacht Ordanáis na hÉireann) is the mapping agency in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Ireland. ... The mountains and hills of Great Britain, and to a lesser extent Ireland, are the subject of a considerable number of lists which categorise them by height, topographic prominence, or other criteria. ... A Marilyn is a hill with a relative height of at least 150 metres, regardless of absolute height or other merit. ... A Hewitt is a hill in England, Wales or Ireland over two thousand feet (609. ... Dingle Peninsula as viewed from Banna Strand The Dingle Peninsula (Irish: Corca Dhuibhne) is located in County Kerry and is the most westerly point of the Republic of Ireland. ... County Kerry (Irish: Ciarraí) is a county in the southwest of Ireland, in the Munster province of the Republic of Ireland, the county is informally referred to as The Kingdom. ... St. ... Events September 22 - Pope Boniface II is elected to succeed Pope Felix IV December 15 - Justinian selects a second commission to excerpt and codify the writings of the jurists on Roman Law. ... World map showing the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere historically considered to consist of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ...

It is part of the Sliabh Mish range of mountains, which were formed 300 million years ago, and forming an impressive high ridge which extends for 10 km (6 miles) across the peninsula and taking in the other peaks of An Géarán (Brandon Peak) - 803 m - Piaras Mór - 748 m - and Más an Tiompán - 763 m.

Mount Brandon owes its craggy shape thanks to the work of local glaciers during the Ice age, which gouged out a series of corries (cooms) on the eastern flank of the mountain. Running in a line almost all the way to the summit are the Pater Noster Lakes, a series of rock steps each of which are occupied by a lake, the largest being Loch Cruite. The summit of Mount Brandon itself is rounded and smooth due to the fact that it was never covered by ice, and presents a stark contrast to the conical top of Brandon Peak, which is almost Alpine in appearance. Austrias longest glacier, the Pasterze, winds its 8 km (5 mile) route at the foot of Austrias highest mountain, the Grossglockner A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... This article is about the geographical feature. ... Alpine may refer to: Alpine, a breed of goat. ...

The Western slope of Mount Brandon presents a huge contrast from its eastern side, facing into the sun, it largely escaped the gouging effect of the glaciers, with the result that it presents an almost unbroken grassy slope.

See also: List of mountains in Ireland This is a list of mountains and mountain ranges on the island of Ireland. ...