Ben Crom
Ben Crom rises to 526 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the east-northeast, 3.0 miles off.
The story
Ben Crom (from Irish Binn Chrom, meaning 'curved/stooped peak/cliff') is a 526 metres (1,726 ft) mountain in the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated beside Ben Crom Reservoir, which is upstream from Silent Valley Reservoir. The mountain is composed of granite. An exposed area on the south west of the mountain shows where the Eocene aplitic granite meets the laccolith top of the older Mesozoic granite ring dike. The summit of the mountain features granite crags which are crossed by basic and feldspar porphyry dikes. The mountain is used for sheep grazing and hill walking. The eastern slopes of Ben Crom are steep and covered in scree, a result of glacial activity that affected north- and east-facing slopes more intensely. The Ben Crom Reservoir, located nearby, was constructed in 1957 to supplement the Silent Valley Reservoir. Together, these reservoirs supply water to the Greater Belfast area and have a combined capacity of nearly 21 billion litres. The granite used in the construction of the reservoirs was sourced locally. From the Ben Crom dam wall, the valley between Ben Crom and Slievelamagan is visible, with notable contrasts between the steep, craggy eastern slopes and the smoother western slopes.
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Wikidata Q19460469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 526 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Doan: 0.7 mi
- Slieve Binnian North Top: 1.0 mi
- Slieve Binnian North Tor: 1.0 mi
- Slievelamagan: 1.0 mi
- Slieve Bearnagh: 1.2 mi
- The Mourne Hand: 3.0 mi
- The Smuggler's Head: 4.8 mi
- Cone of Light: 4.8 mi
- Global Journeys: 4.8 mi
- Midnight Tentacles: 4.9 mi
- Donard Park: 4.6 mi
- Castle Park: 5.0 mi
- Annalong Marine Park: 5.4 mi
- Spelga Park Grass Area: 6.4 mi
- Castlewellan Forest Park: 6.8 mi
- Kilcoo Church (ruins): 5.2 mi
- Ice House: 6.7 mi
- Moorish Tower: 6.8 mi
- Castlewellan Castle: 6.9 mi
- Tea House: 7.3 mi
- Ben Crom: 0.1 mi
- Buzzard's Roost: 0.8 mi
- Blue Lough Buttress: 1.1 mi
- Slieve Bearnagh: 1.2 mi
- Upper Cove: 1.3 mi
- The Rock Amenity Site: 3.7 mi
- Quarter Road Pic Area: 4.5 mi
- Sandbank Road Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Leitrim Lodge Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Yellow Water picnic site: 6.9 mi
- The Wildling Pit: 3.9 mi
- The Starks Find Direwolf Pups: 4.0 mi
- Ser Arlan's Grave: 4.2 mi
- Santas Cottage: 5.9 mi
- Black Rock: 6.1 mi
- Tollymore Arboretum: 4.5 mi
- Scented Garden: 7.1 mi
- The Annesley Garden: 7.1 mi
- Winter Garden: 7.1 mi
- Spring Garden: 7.1 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 9.9 mi
- St James Well: 11.9 mi
- Lady Well: 14.0 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 16.7 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 16.7 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 5.0 mi
- Murlough Nature Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Murlough National Nature Reserve: 7.8 mi
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 9.5 mi
- Bohill Nature Reserve: 13.5 mi
- Greenore Railway Museum: 10.9 mi
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 14.0 mi
- Carriage Gallery: 15.4 mi
- St. Patricks Visitor Centre: 15.6 mi
- Down County Museum: 15.7 mi
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 10.0 mi
- Tyrella Beach: 11.8 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 13.5 mi
- Gilpin Harbour: 19.9 mi
- Mill Quarter Beach: 21.0 mi
- Black Stairs: 3.8 mi
- Stepping Stones: 18.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Ben Crom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Donard | ENE 71° | 849 m | 3.0 mi |
| Slieve Commedagh | NE 53° | 767 m | 2.6 mi |
| Slieve Binnian | SSE 166° | 745.9 m | 1.7 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh | N 3° | 739 m | 1.2 mi |
| Slievelamagan | E 90° | 702.2 m | 1.0 mi |
| Slieve Meelbeg | NNW 329° | 701.9 m | 1.4 mi |
| Slieve Meelmore | NNW 346° | 687 m | 1.7 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh North Tor | N 9° | 680 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:50 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:02 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:52 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372922
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