Mount Brandon
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Dingle Peninsula · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Mount Brandon is a 3,123 ft summit in the Dingle Peninsula (Ireland). PeakAtlas rates it strenuous hike (Strenuous day hike); best season is Apr–Oct. No special summit permit. Typical staging is Dingle (8.0 mi). Limited lodging data is mapped from OpenStreetMap for this region — stage in the listed town rather than expecting a full hotel directory. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 3,123 ft
- Prominence
- 3,123 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Strenuous hike
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
- Permits
- No special summit permit
- Staging
- Dingle · 8.0 mi
- Mapped lodging
- Limited / none mapped
- Listed trails
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As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Mount Brandon, and what do you need before you go?
Mount Brandon is listed as Strenuous day hike with a best season of Apr–Oct. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Strenuous day hike
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
- Access / staging
- Dingle, Kerry
How tall is Mount Brandon, and where is it?
- Location
- Kerry, Ireland
- Elevation
- 3,123 ft
- Prominence
- 3,123 ft
- Mountain range
- Dingle Peninsula
- Difficulty
- Strenuous day hike
What makes Mount Brandon notable?
Ireland’s #2 summit and a dramatic Atlantic pilgrimage mountain on the Dingle Peninsula.
Second-highest peak in Ireland — a coastal massif above the Dingle Peninsula with Pilgrim’s Path and Faha Ridge approaches.
After you check trip readiness for Mount Brandon, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Dingle Peninsula, Kerry, Ireland.
Closest places
- Cloghane — Kerry via Pilgrim’s Route