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The mount Brandon is a mountain located on the Péninsule of Dingle, in the Comté of Kerry, in the west of the Ireland. Its altitude is of 952 Mr. His name comes from Saint Brendan “the navigator”, whose legend reports that it is assembled until the top about year 530 to see Americas, before embarking on its boat to reach them by the sea. With the foot of the mount the small village of Torch is.

The Brandon mount belongs to a mountainous solid mass named Sliabh Mish in Gaélique, which appeared 300 million years ago, and which forms today an impressive watershed on approximately 9 kilometers along the peninsula and which, in addition to the mount Brandon (930m), passes by the tops An Gearan (Peak Torch) - 803 m -, Piaras Mor - 748 m - and Mas year Tiompan - 763 Mr.

The rocky aspect of the Brandon mount is due to the work of the old glaciers of the glacial periods, which dug a whole series of circuses on the blank is mountain. Almost all along the way until the short top a succession of aligned rock terraces sheltering each one a lake (the lakes Lord's Prayer Noster , largest being the Log Cruite ). The top of the Brandon mount in itself round and smooth, owing to the fact that it forever is covered by the ices, and presents a strong contrast compared to the close relation Pic Torch, who has almost an appearance of alpine mountain.

The western part of the Brandon mount is completely different from the part is. More exposed to the sun, it has much less sudden the effect of the glaciers, and is appeared as very regular grassy slopes.

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