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Slieve Meelbeg

Slieve Meelbeg rises to 702 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the east, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Slieve Meelmore, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Slieve Meelbeg is a mountain in the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland. It is a popular hiking destination and is 5.5 mi (9 km) east of the village of Hilltown, County Down.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q20713966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
701.9 m

How to reach it

Coordinates54.18382, -6.00825

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Kilcoo Church (ruins): 3.8 mi
  • Ice House: 5.7 mi
  • Moorish Tower: 5.7 mi
  • Castlewellan Castle: 6.0 mi
  • Tea House: 6.4 mi
Artworks
Parks
  • Donard Park: 4.7 mi
  • Castle Park: 5.0 mi
  • Spelga Park Grass Area: 5.4 mi
  • Castlewellan Forest Park: 5.8 mi
  • Harrison Vista: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 50
  • Bearnagh Slabs: 0.6 mi
  • Slieve Bearnagh: 0.8 mi
  • Spellack: 1.2 mi
  • Ben Crom: 1.4 mi
  • Upper Cove: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 34
Picnic sites: 29
Attractions: 28
Springs: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 11.0 mi
  • Tyrella Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Rossglass Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Gilpin Harbour: 20.0 mi
  • Mill Quarter Beach: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Black Stairs: 4.0 mi
  • Stepping Stones: 16.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Slieve Meelbeg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve DonardE 94°849 m3.5 mi
Slieve CommedaghE 83°767 m2.8 mi
Slieve BinnianSSE 158°745.9 m3.1 mi
Slieve BearnaghE 89°739 m0.8 mi
SlievelamaganSE 125°702.2 m2.1 mi
Slieve MeelmoreNE 38°687 m0.5 mi
Slieve Bearnagh North TorENE 78°680 m1.0 mi
Slieve Binnian North TopSSE 156°678 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5018:37
June solstice04:5121:0222:02
September equinox07:1018:3919:25
December solstice08:4314:5216:03

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332372585

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