Ben Lugmore
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Ben Lugmore rises to 803 m. Mweelrea stands 814 m to the west-southwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ben Lugmore East Top, a peak 0.2 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Ben Lugmore (Irish: Binn Log Mhór, meaning 'peak of the big hollow') at 803 metres (2,635 ft) is the 29th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 37th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. It is in a horseshoe-shaped massif that includes the slightly higher peak of Mweelrea at 814 metres (2,671 ft), the highest mountain in the Irish province of Connacht. The massif is between Killary Harbour and Doo Lough, in County Mayo. The peak is noted for its long summit ridge that forms a deep cliff-lined headwall around the corrie of Lug More (Irish: Coum Dubh); the corrie includes a feature known as The Ramp that climbers use to access the summit ridge, as well as rock climbs and winter ice climbs. While the peak can be accessed via a 3-hour walk from the corrie below, it is also summited by way of the 6-7 hour Mweelrea Horseshoe, described as a "top three" mountain walk in Ireland.
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Wikidata Q66480649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 803 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Doolough Tragedy 1849 Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Doo Lough Valley and Famine Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Foher Village: 2.6 mi
- Gubbanuggool: 3.0 mi
- Srahwee or Altoir Megalithic Wedge Tomb, Sraith Bhui (The Yellow River Land) – Clew Bay Archaeological Trail, Site 13: 4.5 mi
- Tobar an Mhaoilinn: 6.9 mi
- Tobernashaghtninneen: 8.1 mi
- Toberbride: 8.5 mi
- Well of the Seven Daughters: 10.0 mi
- Toberdavin: 10.7 mi
- Uggool Beach: 3.3 mi
- Glassilaun Beach: 4.0 mi
- Lettergesh Beach: 5.0 mi
- Brnabaun Beach: 6.0 mi
- Bunlough Strand: 6.3 mi
- The Sheep And Wool Heritage Centre: 5.3 mi
- Waterfall: 6.2 mi
- Connemara National Park Visitor Centre: 8.8 mi
- Joyce Country Sheepdogs: 10.2 mi
- Croagh Patrick Stables: 11.3 mi
- St. Patrick: 11.3 mi
- Connemara Giant: 12.4 mi
- The Whitehorn Gallery: 14.0 mi
- The Rifle - Sebastián: 14.1 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 14.1 mi
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 7.1 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 14.9 mi
- Roundstone play park: 17.8 mi
- Ballyconneely Community Park: 18.6 mi
- Princess Grace Park: 19.5 mi
- Kylemore Abbey: 6.7 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 12.2 mi
- Station House Museum: 14.0 mi
- Clew Bay Heritage Centre: 14.8 mi
- Quiet Man Museum: 22.0 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 8.0 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.9 mi
- Walled garden: 22.2 mi
- Green Campus Garden: 24.6 mi
- Hospital Garden: 24.8 mi
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 5.4 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 18.6 mi
- Old Head Woods: 9.3 mi
- Dun Mor Cliffs: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Ben Lugmore. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweelrea | WSW 254° | 814 m | 1.4 mi |
| Ben Bury | NW 313° | 795 m | 0.8 mi |
| Ben Lugmore East Top | ESE 114° | 790 m | 0.2 mi |
| Ben Lugmore West Top | WNW 296° | 790 m | 0.4 mi |
| Barrclashcame | ENE 59° | 772 m | 2.7 mi |
| Tievummera | ENE 66° | 762 m | 3.3 mi |
| Tievnabinnia | ENE 63° | 742 m | 4.7 mi |
| An Bhinn Bhán | S 190° | 729 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:06 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 21:15 | 22:14 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:54 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:55 | 15:13 | 16:21 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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