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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

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
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
  • 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
Cliffs: 34
  • 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: 34
Picnic sites: 29
Attractions: 28
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 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 DonardESE849 m3.3 mi
Slieve CommedaghE767 m2.5 mi
Slieve BinnianSSE746 m3.4 mi
Slieve BearnaghSE739 m0.6 mi
SlievelamaganSE702 m2.1 mi
Slieve MeelbegSW702 m0.5 mi
Slieve Bearnagh North TorESE680 m0.7 mi
Slieve Binnian North TopSSE678 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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