Brandon Mountain is a 3,000 ft mountain of 951.7 m in Kerry. Nothing higher stands within 42.9 km; the nearest higher summit is Caher West Top (973.4 m), to the south-east.
Its drop of 927 m is the 10th greatest of the 1,140 hills here. Only two of the register's Ireland hills are higher. The key col lies 44.3 km away to the east, at 25 m. It overtops all four of its nearest neighbours; the tallest of them, Brandon Peak, reaches 839 m. Of the register hills in Kerry, only Carrauntoohil and Knocknapeasta stand higher. In the database's Dingle Peninsula - W of Dingle region it is the highest of three register hills, above Brandon Peak and Ballysitteragh. All four of its nearest neighbours lie to the south, so it stands at the northern edge of its group. It is 208 m above the average height of the 27 register hills in Kerry. The summit is marked by a trig point.
