Ben Gorm
Ben Gorm rises to 700 m. Mweelrea stands 814 m to the west, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ben Creggan South Top, a peak 0.6 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.0 miles off.
The story
Ben Gorm (Irish: An Bhinn Ghorm, meaning 'the blue peak') is a mountain with a height of 700 metres (2,300 ft) on the north side of Killary Harbour in County Mayo, Ireland. The Ben Gorm mountains also includes two other peaks: Ben Creggan/Binn an Charragáin (693 m), and Maul Laur/Meall Láir or Ben Creggan South Top (687 m). The Ben Gorm group overlooks Killary Harbour to the south, Fin Lough and Doo Lough to the west (which separate it from the Mweelrea Mountains), Glenummera to the north (which separate it from the Sheeffry Hills), and Glendavock to the east.
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Wikidata Q4885732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 700 m
How to reach it
- 1.0 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ben Creggan South Top: 0.6 mi
- Ben Creggan: 0.9 mi
- Teevnabinnia: 2.3 mi
- Tievummera: 2.6 mi
- Barrclashcame: 2.8 mi
- Doolough Tragedy 1849 Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Doo Lough Valley and Famine Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Foher Village: 4.5 mi
- Gubbanuggool: 6.1 mi
- Srahwee or Altoir Megalithic Wedge Tomb, Sraith Bhui (The Yellow River Land) – Clew Bay Archaeological Trail, Site 13: 7.1 mi
- Tobernashaghtninneen: 5.1 mi
- Tobar an Mhaoilinn: 8.0 mi
- Toberbride: 10.9 mi
- Tober Murry: 12.4 mi
- Toberdavin: 12.6 mi
- Uggool Beach: 6.5 mi
- Glassilaun Beach: 6.7 mi
- Lettergesh Beach: 7.6 mi
- Brnabaun Beach: 9.3 mi
- Bunlough Strand: 9.5 mi
- The Sheep And Wool Heritage Centre: 2.2 mi
- Waterfall: 3.3 mi
- Joyce Country Sheepdogs: 6.9 mi
- Connemara National Park Visitor Centre: 10.5 mi
- Croagh Patrick Stables: 11.1 mi
- Connemara Giant: 10.9 mi
- St. Patrick: 11.0 mi
- Grainne Mhaol Ni Mhaille: 14.4 mi
- The Sentinel: 14.4 mi
- Tidy Towns: 14.6 mi
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 8.8 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 14.0 mi
- Roundstone play park: 17.8 mi
- Princess Grace Park: 19.3 mi
- Canon Kileen Park: 19.3 mi
- Kylemore Abbey: 8.2 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 12.7 mi
- Clew Bay Heritage Centre: 14.0 mi
- Station House Museum: 15.4 mi
- Quiet Man Museum: 18.7 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 8.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.8 mi
- Walled garden: 18.8 mi
- Green Campus Garden: 23.0 mi
- Hospital Garden: 23.2 mi
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 2.1 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Dun Mor Cliffs: 22.0 mi
- Aill na Graí: 24.5 mi
- Old Head Woods: 10.8 mi
- Ballycurrin Lighthouse: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Ben Gorm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweelrea | W 281° | 814 m | 4.6 mi |
| Ben Lugmore | WNW 292° | 803 m | 3.4 mi |
| Ben Bury | WNW 296° | 795 m | 4.1 mi |
| Ben Lugmore East Top | WNW 292° | 790 m | 3.1 mi |
| Ben Lugmore West Top | WNW 292° | 790 m | 3.8 mi |
| Barrclashcame | NNW 343° | 772 m | 2.8 mi |
| Tievummera | N 358° | 762 m | 2.6 mi |
| Tievnabinnia | NNE 18° | 742 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:05 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 21:15 | 22:13 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:54 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:54 | 15:12 | 16:21 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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