Benleagh

{{short description|Mountain in County Wicklow, Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Use Irish English|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Benleagh

| native_name = {{Native name|ga|Binn Liath|paren=omit}}

| photo = Cliffs of Benleagh II.jpg

| photo_caption = Southerly cliffs of Benleagh as viewed from the Fraughan Rock Glen

| language = Irish

| translation = grey peak

| elevation_m = 689

| elevation_ref = {{cite web|url=http://mountainviews.ie/summit/126/|title=Benleagh|publisher=MountainViews Online Database|access-date=8 February 2019}}

| prominence_m = 24

| prominence_ref =

| map = island of Ireland

| map_relief = yes

| map_caption = Location in Ireland

| listing = Vandeleur-Lynam

| location = County Wicklow, Ireland

| range = Wicklow Mountains

| coordinates = {{coord|52|59|19|N|6|27|15|W|source:kolossus-frwiki|display=title}}

| grid_ref_Ireland = T038941

| grid_ref_Ireland_ref=

| topo = OSi Discovery 56

| type = Aphyric granodiorite Bedrock

| easiest_route =

}}

Benleagh ({{irish place name|Binn Liath|Grey Peak}}){{cite web|url= http://www.mountaineering.ie/_files/Paul%20Tempan%20Irish%20Mountain%20Placenames%20-%20Feb%202012.pdf|title=Irish Hill and Mountain Names|publisher=MountainViews.ie|author=Paul Tempan|date=February 2012}} stands at {{convert|689|m|ft}}, while it does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin,{{cite web|url=https://mountainviews.ie/lists/arderin/|title=Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m|publisher=MountainViews Online Database|author=Simon Stewart|date=October 2018}} but its prominence does allow it to rank as the 125th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.{{cite web|url=https://mountainviews.ie/lists/vandeleur-lynam/?PHPSESSID=6lpes93lcdlq890dprmqqu4dn6|title=Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m|publisher=MountainViews Online Database|author=Simon Stewart|date=October 2018}}Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, {{ISBN|978-1-84889-164-7}} Benlagh is situated in the southern sector of the Wicklow Mountains, and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla {{convert|925|m|ft}}, County Wicklow's highest mountain.

Benleagh's southern flank forms the steep walls and cliffs of the hanging valley of Fraughan Rock Glen, which then falls into the U-shaped valley of Glenmalure below; Benleagh forms a "horseshoe" around the Fraughan Rock Glen with Lugnaquillia at its apex and Cloghernagh {{convert|800|m|ft}}, to the south.{{cite book | last1 = Fairbairn | first1 = Helen | title = Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide | publisher = Collins Press | isbn = 978-1848892118 | year = 2014 | quote=Route 65: Lugnaquilla}} Benleagh also sits on a broad "spine" that links Lugnaquilla in the south, to Camenabologue and Table Mountain to the north, which circle the Glen of Imaal.{{cite book | last1 = Dillion | first1 = Paddy | title = The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits | publisher = Cicerone | isbn = 978-1852841102 | year = 1993 |quote=Walk 10: Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia, Camenabologue East Top, Camenabologue}}{{cite book | last1 = Fairbairn | first1 = Helen | title = Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide | publisher = Collins Press | isbn = 978-1848892019 | year = 2014}}