Benbaun is a Hewitt of 729 m in Galway. It is the highest of the 13 register hills recorded in Galway; the next is Bencorr at 711 m, 18 m lower.
It is also on the county tops list, as the highest point of its historic county. In the database's The Twelve Bens region it is the highest of seven register hills, above Bencorr and five others. Its drop of 686 m is 94% of its height: the col linking it to higher ground is only 43 m above sea level. It overtops all four of its nearest neighbours; the tallest of them, Bencorr, reaches 711 m. Its other name is Binn Bhan. The summit is marked by a trig point.
