Slievelamagan
Slievelamagan rises to 702 m. Slieve Donard stands 849 m to the east-northeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Cove, a cliff 0.4 miles away.
The story
Slieve Lamagan or Slievelamagan (SLEEV LAM-a-gan; from Irish Sliabh Lámhagáin, meaning 'mountain of crawling/creeping') is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It has a height of 702.2 metres (2,304 ft). Slieve Lamagan stands in the middle of the high Eastern Mournes, overlooking Ben Crom Reservoir to the west, Annalong River valley to the east, and Cove Mountain to the northeast. At its southern foot is a small lake called Blue Lough, and a rock formation known as 'Percy Bysshe' . It is said that the mountain was named Sliabh Lámhagáin, "mountain of crawling/creeping", because its steepness meant it had to be climbed in a crawling position. An older name was Slieve Snavan, from Sliabh Snámháin, which has the same meaning.
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Wikidata Q24658780, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 702.2 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The Mourne Hand: 3.3 mi
- The Smuggler's Head: 3.8 mi
- Cone of Light: 4.0 mi
- Global Journeys: 4.1 mi
- Midnight Tentacles: 4.1 mi
- Donard Park: 3.8 mi
- Castle Park: 4.3 mi
- Annalong Marine Park: 4.8 mi
- Castlewellan Forest Park: 6.7 mi
- Harrison Vista: 6.8 mi
- Cove Mtn: 0.8 mi
- Ben Crom: 1.0 mi
- Slieve Binnian North Tor: 1.1 mi
- Slieve Beg: 1.2 mi
- Slieve Binnian North Top: 1.2 mi
- Kilcoo Church (ruins): 5.6 mi
- Ice House: 6.6 mi
- Castlewellan Castle: 6.8 mi
- Moorish Tower: 6.8 mi
- Tea House: 7.2 mi
- Lower Cove: 0.4 mi
- Upper Cove: 0.5 mi
- Percey Bysshe: 0.7 mi
- Buzzard's Roost: 0.9 mi
- Blue Lough Buttress: 0.9 mi
- Quarter Road Pic Area: 3.8 mi
- The Rock Amenity Site: 3.9 mi
- Sandbank Road Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Twelve Arches Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Leitrim Lodge Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
- The Starks Find Direwolf Pups: 3.7 mi
- The Wildling Pit: 3.7 mi
- Ser Arlan's Grave: 5.2 mi
- Black Rock: 5.8 mi
- Santas Cottage: 6.9 mi
- Tollymore Arboretum: 4.1 mi
- The Annesley Garden: 6.9 mi
- Scented Garden: 6.9 mi
- Spring Garden: 6.9 mi
- Winter Garden: 6.9 mi
- St Patrick's Well: 9.2 mi
- St James Well: 12.5 mi
- Lady Well: 14.5 mi
- St. Patrick's Wells: 16.0 mi
- Toberasool: 16.4 mi
- Tollymore Forest Park Entrance: 4.5 mi
- Murlough Nature Reserve: 6.3 mi
- Murlough National Nature Reserve: 7.1 mi
- Rostrevor Oakwood National Nature Reserve: 10.4 mi
- Bohill Nature Reserve: 13.1 mi
- Greenore Railway Museum: 11.5 mi
- Carriage Gallery: 14.7 mi
- St. Patricks Visitor Centre: 14.9 mi
- Newry and Mourne Museum: 15.0 mi
- Down County Museum: 15.0 mi
- Beach - Costa del Ceanfield: 10.3 mi
- Tyrella Beach: 10.9 mi
- Rossglass Beach: 12.6 mi
- Gilpin Harbour: 19.0 mi
- Mill Quarter Beach: 20.2 mi
- Black Stairs: 2.9 mi
- Stepping Stones: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Slievelamagan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slieve Donard | ENE 62° | 849 m | 2.1 mi |
| Slieve Commedagh | NE 35° | 767 m | 1.9 mi |
| Slieve Binnian | SSW 199° | 746 m | 1.8 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh | NW 323° | 739 m | 1.5 mi |
| Slieve Meelbeg | NW 305° | 702 m | 2.1 mi |
| Slieve Meelmore | NW 319° | 687 m | 2.1 mi |
| Slieve Bearnagh North Tor | NNW 331° | 680 m | 1.6 mi |
| Slieve Binnian North Top | SW 220° | 678 m | 1.2 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 | 18:38 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 14:52 | 16:03 |
Local time (Europe/London).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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