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Slieve Meelmore

Slieve Meelmore rises to 687 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the east-southeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearnagh Slabs, a cliff 0.4 miles away.

The story

Slieve Meelmore is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It rises to 680 m (2230 ft) and is the seventh-highest of the Mournes. To its south is Slieve Meelbeg and to its east is Slieve Bearnagh. The Mourne Wall passes over its summit. Slieve Meelmore is a popular hiking destination and is six miles (ten kilometres) east of the village of Hilltown.

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Wikidata Q20713972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
687 m

How to reach it

Coordinates54.18961, -6.00054

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Kilcoo Church (ruins): 3.5 mi
  • Ice House: 5.2 mi
  • Moorish Tower: 5.3 mi
  • Castlewellan Castle: 5.5 mi
  • Tea House: 5.9 mi
Parks
  • Donard Park: 4.3 mi
  • Castle Park: 4.6 mi
  • Castlewellan Forest Park: 5.4 mi
  • Harrison Vista: 5.6 mi
  • Spelga Park Grass Area: 5.7 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 50
  • Bearnagh Slabs: 0.4 mi
  • Slieve Bearnagh: 0.6 mi
  • Spellack: 0.7 mi
  • Ben Crom: 1.6 mi
  • Upper Cove: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 35
Picnic sites: 29
Attractions: 28
Springs: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 9
Beaches: 6
  • Tyrella Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 11.4 mi
  • Rossglass Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Gilpin Harbour: 19.6 mi
  • Mill Quarter Beach: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Black Stairs: 3.7 mi
  • Stepping Stones: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve DonardESE 101°849 m3.3 mi
Slieve CommedaghE 91°767 m2.5 mi
Slieve BinnianSSE 166°745.9 m3.4 mi
Slieve BearnaghSE 129°739 m0.6 mi
SlievelamaganSE 139°702.2 m2.1 mi
Slieve MeelbegSW 218°701.9 m0.5 mi
Slieve Bearnagh North TorESE 108°680 m0.7 mi
Slieve Binnian North TopSSE 166°678 m2.6 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/8761214214

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