Mweelrea is a mountain on the Atlantic coast of County Mayo, Ireland. Rising to 814 metres, it is the highest mountain in the western province of Connacht, and is noted for its southeastern cliff-line
Mweelrea and the corrie lake of Lough Bellawaum, viewed from Ben Lugmore in the east
Mweelrea (back left), and Ben Lugmore (centre), viewed from the east on the summit of Ben Gorm
Mweelrea and the corrie lake of Lough Bellawaum, as viewed from Ben Lugmore
Mweelrea massif as viewed from Leenaun Hill, with Mweelrea (back left), Ben Lugmore (back, right) and Teevnabinnia (centre, front)
In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ire
Mweelrea
…Ben Lugmore and Ben Bury. The massif is called the Mweelrea Mountains or the Mweelrea Range. Mweelrea is also the 26th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 34th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. The geology of what is known as the Mweelrea Formation is very different from that of the Twelve…
Mweelrea from Doo Lough in Connemara. Mweelrea is the provincial top of Connacht, the county top of Mayo, the 5th highest Irish P600 mountain, the 14th highest Irish Marilyn mountain, the 16th highest Irish MountainViews mountain, the 26th highest Irish Arderin/Hewitt mountain, and the 34th highest Irish Vandeleur-Lynam/Nuttall mountain. It is not a Furth (or Irish Munro), and therefore not a Real Munro.
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