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
Named places within 25 miles
- Slieve Meelmore: 0.5 mi
- Slieve Loughshannagh: 0.6 mi
- Slieve Bearnagh: 0.8 mi
- Slieve Bearnagh North Tor: 1.0 mi
- Doan: 1.1 mi
- 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
- The Mourne Hand: 4.2 mi
- Cone of Light: 4.9 mi
- Global Journeys: 4.9 mi
- Midnight Tentacles: 5.0 mi
- Starita: 5.0 mi
- 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
- Bearnagh Slabs: 0.6 mi
- Slieve Bearnagh: 0.8 mi
- Spellack: 1.2 mi
- Ben Crom: 1.4 mi
- Upper Cove: 2.1 mi
- Tollymore Arboretum: 3.9 mi
- Scented Garden: 6.1 mi
- The Annesley Garden: 6.1 mi
- Winter Garden: 6.1 mi
- Spring Garden: 6.2 mi
- The Rock Amenity Site: 2.5 mi
- Sandbank Road Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Leitrim Lodge Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Quarter Road Pic Area: 5.8 mi
- Yellow Water picnic site: 6.7 mi
- The Wildling Pit: 3.1 mi
- The Starks Find Direwolf Pups: 3.3 mi
- Ser Arlan's Grave: 3.6 mi
- Santas Cottage: 5.6 mi
- Black Rock: 7.5 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 9.7 mi
- St James Well: 12.6 mi
- Lady Well: 14.8 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 16.5 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 16.5 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 4.6 mi
- Murlough Nature Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Murlough National Nature Reserve: 7.7 mi
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 9.7 mi
- Bohill Nature Reserve: 12.7 mi
- Greenore Railway Museum: 11.6 mi
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 13.3 mi
- Carriage Gallery: 15.1 mi
- St. Patricks Visitor Centre: 15.3 mi
- Down County Museum: 15.3 mi
- 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
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Donard | E 94° | 849 m | 3.5 mi |
| Slieve Commedagh | E 83° | 767 m | 2.8 mi |
| Slieve Binnian | SSE 158° | 745.9 m | 3.1 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh | E 89° | 739 m | 0.8 mi |
| Slievelamagan | SE 125° | 702.2 m | 2.1 mi |
| Slieve Meelmore | NE 38° | 687 m | 0.5 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh North Tor | ENE 78° | 680 m | 1.0 mi |
| Slieve Binnian North Top | SSE 156° | 678 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 17:50 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 21:02 | 22:02 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:52 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/332372585
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