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Mountain range in Connemara, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Maumturks or Maamturks (Irish: Sléibhte Mhám Toirc; mountains of the boar's pass)[lower-alpha 2] is a mountain range in Connemara,[lower-alpha 3] County Galway, in the west of Ireland. It is a long, broadly-straight range, consisting of weathered quartzite peaks in its central section. The Maumturks lie east of the Twelve Bens, on the other side of Lough Inagh and the Inagh Valley (a Western Way route).
Maumturks (Maamturks) | |
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Irish: Sléibhte Mhám Toirc | |
![]() Maumturk Mountains: looking south from Letterbreckaun towards Knocknahillion and Binn idir an dá Log. | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Binn idir an dá Log |
Elevation | 702 m (2,303 ft) |
Coordinates | 53.48°N 9.60°W |
Dimensions | |
Length | 25 km (16 mi) North West to South East |
Naming | |
English translation | pass of the boar |
Language of name | Irish language |
Geography | |
Location | Connemara, County Galway, Ireland |
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Provinces of Ireland | Connacht |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top |
Climbing | |
Normal route | "Maamturks Challenge"[lower-alpha 1][1] |
The walk of the full range (from Maam Cross to Leenaun), is considered one of the "great classic ridge-walks of Ireland",[3] and since 1975, the University of Galway Mountaineering Club, has run the annual "Maamturks Challenge", a walk covering the entire 25–kilometre range in a single day.[1][lower-alpha 1] Near the centre of the range in a deep valley is Irish: Máméan, a site of pilgrimage dedicated to Saint Patrick.[4]
The table below lists some of the highest major mountain peaks of the Maumturk Mountains.[2]
Rank | Mountain peak | Elevation | English Name |
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1 | Binn idir an dá Log | 702 m (2,303 ft) | Benadolug‡ |
2 | Binn Bhriocáin | 667 m (2,188 ft) | Letterbreckaun |
3 | Binn Mhór | 661 m (2,169 ft) | Binn Mhor |
4 | Binn Chaonaigh | 633 m (2,077 ft) | Binn Chaonaigh |
5 | Mullach Glas | 622 m (2,041 ft) | Mullach Glas |
6 | An Meall Dubh | 618 m (2,028 ft) | Leenaun Hill |
7 | Binn Mhairg | 612 m (2,008 ft) | Binn Mhairg |
8 | Corcogemore* | 609 m (1,998 ft) | Corcogemore* |
9 | Cnoc na hUilleann | 607 m (1,991 ft) | Knocknahillion |
(‡) The anglicised version is rarely used or marked on any maps; a more common anglicised name is the incorrect name of "Barrslievenaroy" (or "Baurslievenaroy"), which is a nearby townland on the slopes of Binn idir an Da Log.
(*) Cartographer Tim Robinson notes: "the Ordnance Survey has been incorrectly calling this mountain 'Leckavrea' for a hundred and fifty years." "Lackavrea" (Ir. Leic Aimhréidh) is the mountain to the east on the other side of Mám Aodha.[2]
While the Maumturks are not known for rock climbing, the Loch Mhám Ochóige area of the range has rock climbs in the V-Diff to HVS grades.[5]
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