Sawel
Sawel rises to 678 m. Mullaghclogha stands 635 m to the west-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dart Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Causeway Coastal Route passes 15 miles off.
The story
Sawel Mountain (from Irish Samhail Phite Méabha, meaning 'the likeness of Méabh's vulva') is the highest peak in the Sperrin Mountains, and the 8th highest in Northern Ireland. It is also the highest mountain in Northern Ireland outside of the Mourne Mountain range located in County Down.
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Wikidata Q3776414, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 678 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Causeway Coastal Route
- 19.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gortmore View Point · 24 mi
- Manorcunningham view · 25 mi
- viewpoint on Beach · 25 mi
- Magilligan Point View · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Learmount Castle: 4.0 mi
- Drumcovitt House: 5.4 mi
- St Patrick's Church Ruins: 8.1 mi
- Dungiven Priory: 8.2 mi
- Dungiven Castle: 8.6 mi
- Dart Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Dart Mountain North-West Top: 1.6 mi
- Meenard Mtn W Top: 1.9 mi
- Knockanbane Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Barnes Top: 2.1 mi
- Glenlark Forest: 4.0 mi
- Cumber Forest Park: 7.6 mi
- Pinewood Crescent Nature Park: 7.6 mi
- Derrynoyd Forest: 9.5 mi
- Dean McGlinchey Park: 9.7 mi
- Davagh Giant: 8.3 mi
- Fungi Ring: 10.3 mi
- Birds in Flight: 10.7 mi
- Sport: 11.3 mi
- The Ancient: 11.4 mi
- Toberanna: 6.4 mi
- Skelp Well: 12.3 mi
- Source Of The Knockoneill River: 12.5 mi
- Source Of The Roohan Burn: 13.1 mi
- St Lowry's Well: 17.3 mi
- Green Lane Museum: 14.7 mi
- Ulster American Folk Park: 16.1 mi
- Foyle Valley Railway Museum: 16.3 mi
- Limavady Museum: 16.4 mi
- Beetling Mill: 16.4 mi
- Sperrins landscape: 2.3 mi
- An Creagán: 11.3 mi
- Gortin Glen Forest Park: 12.5 mi
- Wellbrook Beetling Mill: 13.9 mi
- Ebrington Parade Grounds: 16.4 mi
- Cashel: 8.8 mi
- Craigadick Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Beagh Bridge Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- Ballyforles Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Coltrim Picnic Park: 17.0 mi
- The 7 Arches Mousetrap Bridge Weir: 9.7 mi
- Ness Waterfall Highest Waterfall In Northern Ireland: 10.5 mi
- Dungeon Waterfall: 11.5 mi
- Corbylin Waterfall: 12.3 mi
- Altkeeran Waterfall: 12.5 mi
- Castle Leisure Park: 8.6 mi
- Largantogher Plantin Walled Garden: 14.8 mi
- Dutch Garden: 17.9 mi
- Walled Garden: 20.5 mi
- Cutting Flower Patch: 21.8 mi
- Craig-na-Shoke: 8.3 mi
- Legananam Pot: 12.5 mi
- Goles Forest: 4.6 mi
- Millybay: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Sawel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaghclogha | WSW 256° | 635 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mullaghaneany | E 80° | 627 m | 4.2 mi |
| Meenard Mtn | ENE 78° | 620 m | 3.5 mi |
| Dart Mountain | WSW 239° | 619 m | 1.1 mi |
| Mullaghasturrakeen | WSW 252° | 581 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mullaghclogher | WSW 255° | 572 m | 5.7 mi |
| Oughtmore | E 89° | 569 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mullaghdoo | W 263° | 568 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:53 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:09 | 22:11 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:42 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 08:51 | 14:49 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372624
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