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Slievelamagan

Slievelamagan, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates54.16637, -5.96591

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Artworks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
  • 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
Cliffs: 50
  • Lower Cove: 0.4 mi
  • Upper Cove: 0.5 mi
  • Lower Cove: 0.5 mi
  • Upper Cove: 0.6 mi
  • Upper Cove: 0.6 mi
Picnic sites: 29
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 19
Springs: 14
Nature reserves: 12
Museums: 8
Beaches: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slieve DonardENE 62°849 m2.1 mi
Slieve CommedaghNE 35°767 m1.9 mi
Slieve BinnianSSW 199°745.9 m1.8 mi
Slieve BearnaghNW 323°739 m1.5 mi
Slieve MeelbegNW 305°701.9 m2.1 mi
Slieve MeelmoreNW 319°687 m2.1 mi
Slieve Bearnagh North TorNNW 331°680 m1.6 mi
Slieve Binnian North TopSW 220°678 m1.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:5018:37
June solstice04:5121:0222:02
September equinox07:1018:3819:25
December solstice08:4314:5216:03

Local time (Europe/London).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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