Mweelrea
Mweelrea rises to 814 m. Ben Lugmore stands 803 m to the east-northeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mweelrea SE Spur, a peak 0.9 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 1.9 miles off.
The story
Mweelrea (; from Irish Cnoc Maol Réidh 'bald hill with the smooth top') is a mountain on the Atlantic coast of County Mayo, Ireland. Rising to 814 metres (2,671 ft), it is the highest mountain in the western province of Connacht, and is noted for its southeastern cliff-lined corries, and its views. Mweelrea overlooks Killary Harbour and is at the heart of a "horseshoe-shaped" massif that includes the peaks of Ben Lugmore and Ben Bury. The massif is called the Mweelrea Mountains or the Mweelrea Range. Mweelrea is also the 26th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 34th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.
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Wikidata Q1956300, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 814 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sky Road · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mweelrea SE Spur: 0.9 mi
- Ben Lugmore West Top: 1.1 mi
- Ben Bury: 1.2 mi
- Ben Lugmore: 1.4 mi
- Ben Lugmore East Top: 1.6 mi
- Gubbanuggool: 1.6 mi
- Foher Village: 2.0 mi
- Doo Lough Valley and Famine Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Doolough Tragedy 1849 Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Gowlaun RC Church: 4.5 mi
- Tobar an Mhaoilinn: 6.0 mi
- Well of the Seven Daughters: 8.6 mi
- Toberbride: 8.6 mi
- Tobernashaghtninneen: 8.9 mi
- Toberdavin: 9.5 mi
- Uggool Beach: 2.0 mi
- Glassilaun Beach: 2.6 mi
- Lettergesh Beach: 3.7 mi
- Brnabaun Beach: 5.2 mi
- Bunlough Strand: 5.6 mi
- The Sheep And Wool Heritage Centre: 6.3 mi
- Waterfall: 7.0 mi
- Connemara National Park Visitor Centre: 7.6 mi
- Joyce Country Sheepdogs: 11.3 mi
- Ring fort: 11.5 mi
- Connemara Giant: 12.4 mi
- St. Patrick: 12.4 mi
- The Whitehorn Gallery: 12.9 mi
- The Rifle - Sebastián: 13.0 mi
- Alcock and Brown: 13.0 mi
- Kylemore Abbey: 5.8 mi
- Connemara Heritage and History Centre: 11.4 mi
- Station House Museum: 12.9 mi
- Clew Bay Heritage Centre: 16.0 mi
- Quiet Man Museum: 23.2 mi
- Kylemore Victorian Walled Garden: 6.0 mi
- Clew Bay Park: 16.1 mi
- Roundstone play park: 17.1 mi
- Ballyconneely Community Park: 17.4 mi
- Princess Grace Park: 20.5 mi
- Wild Willow Garden: 8.8 mi
- Walled Garden: 12.3 mi
- Walled garden: 23.3 mi
- Aasleagh Waterfall: 6.7 mi
- Screebe Waterfall: 19.1 mi
- Old Head Woods: 9.9 mi
- Dun Mor Cliffs: 17.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Mweelrea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lugmore | ENE 74° | 803 m | 1.4 mi |
| Ben Bury | NE 39° | 795 m | 1.2 mi |
| Ben Lugmore West Top | ENE 60° | 790 m | 1.1 mi |
| Ben Lugmore East Top | E 80° | 790 m | 1.6 mi |
| Barrclashcame | ENE 64° | 772 m | 4.1 mi |
| Tievummera | ENE 68° | 762 m | 4.7 mi |
| Tievnabinnia | ENE 66° | 742 m | 6.1 mi |
| An Bhinn Bhán | S 180° | 729 m | 8.0 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 | 19:41 |
| 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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