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Ott Mountain Mountain Down County
Ucht A name in Irish (Language)
(Ir. Ucht [PNNI], 'mountain-breast')
Height: 524 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 29 for top
Grid Ref: J28368 26961 Latitude: 54.175602 Longitude: -6.034901
ITM: 728288 826966 Prominence: 29m   Isolation: 1.0km
Rating graphic. This peak overlooks the top of the mountain road between Fofanny Dam and Attical. Ucht literally means 'breast', and applied to landscape it can translated as 'mountain-breast' or 'flank'. It is frequently found with mám, 'pass', e.g. Ucht Má
Ott Mountain is the 409th highest summit in Ireland. Our data has reached 60% of the goal for this summit. (Details)
   
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ott Mountain in area Mourne Mountains, County Down, Ireland
Picture: Ott viewed from Fofanny Expand pics.		  
by tsunami  1 Jun 2006 A good light intro to the Mournes, nice to see it has been given recognition in Mountainviews. Easy access to the summit from the track of the same name off Slievenaman Road, but a much more enjoyable and testing walk is to tackle it along the route in the picture following the Ulster way from Fofanny Dam. Once summited, drop down to the Mourne Wall and decide to tackle Carn and Muck in one direction, Loughshannagh and the Meels in another or the Silent Valley includin Doan and Ben Crom.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ott Mountain in area Mourne Mountains, County Down, Ireland
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by Alex92  10 Feb 2009 Ott (seen rising above the wall) is a hill everyone has heard about, but not many have actually climbed! Staying true to form, there were no other wakers to be found on it's summit last weekend. In their place however were a couple of eejits on quad bikes. From the pic you can see the extent of the snowfall in the hills last week. The snow had drifted so high in parts that it completely covered the wall on both sides, so you could effectively walk over the wall! I found this highly amusing.
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Picture: The view North from Ott Mountain Expand pics.		  
by NICKY  20 Mar 2007 We had the pleasure of free time to do a lovely walk in the Mournes on 30th December 2006. Our route took us from the car park below Slievenamuck, up the Ott track, Ott mountain, Carn mountain and finally Slieve Muck down to the car park south of Spelga Dam. This was a wonderful walk. The cloud formations were very dramatic, more so as the walk progressed. For our start Ott mountain is not a distinctive peak but it was a great stepping stone to the higher peaks. When doing this walk your lungs and legs gradually strengthen which is great for the not so fit! I would recommend this route for those of you that are pressed for time but want dramatic views (Slieve Muck)!
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ott Mountain in area Mourne Mountains, County Down, Ireland
Picture: Ott in the centre of the pic, with Butter in the background. Viewed from the col between Slieve Loug Expand pics.
by Alex92  29 Apr 2007 Unlike the majority of people who hike in the Mournes, I enjoy mountains like Ott. Why? Because you can guarantee that no-one will be at the top when you reach it, and you'll have the whole mountain to yourself... unlike the high-traffic areas of Donard and such like. Park at the Blue Quarry/Ott Car park off the Slievenaman road, and approach from the Ott track. You can follow the track which branches off to the summit of Ott, but I prefer a different approach. My favourite way would be to leave the track half way up, and to head directly to the summit. This (believe it or not) provides some scrambling over steep ground to the summit, and is quite testing! Believe me, do not dismiss Ott or the other minor mountains in the Mournes. If you look at the mountain and try to figure out alternative ways of approaching it, which could make the hike more difficult or challenging, you can fully enjoy what these hills have to offer.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ott Mountain in area Mourne Mountains, County Down, Ireland
Picture: The stile at ott road carpark with Meelbeg lurking in the background Expand pics.		  
by darrenf  7 Jan 2010 Set off on a simple ott-carn-loughshannagh-meelbeg route on January 3rd. The plan was to park at the small car park on the ott road at J 280 278 (Point A), however it wasnt the ice or snow that put this plan to bed but rather the scores of cars and jeeps parked along the ott road enjoying the recent snowfalls. Instead we parked at the junction of the B27 and the Ott road at J 277 267 (Point B) and walked along the road to the aforementioned carpark. A stile at this carpark gives direct access to Ott mountain along a well established track. The track actually skirts around Ott but the top can easily be tackled using this track. Refer to Carn Mountain for rest of route.
Point A: J280 278 Point B: J277 267 (turn area map On)
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Picture: Ott Mountain from the East, with Cock Mountain rising from the clouds behind. Expand pics.
by wicklore  13 Oct 2008 Ott would be the first hill in what I hoped would be a good long day’s walking. I parked at the Blue Quarry/Ott carpark (J 280 279 (Point C)) and followed the Ott track SE. It was quite wet and boggy in places. After a few hundred metres I left the track and turned right uphill. Still warming up I found the ground and incline a little tough. However the summit arrived quickly and so did the cloud that I knew would follow me on and off all day. Ott provided a great warm up and, as Alex92 had previously said, there was no one else climbing it. Everyone else seemed to be skirting it on their way elsewhere. The cloud was engulfing me and clearing just as quickly, providing brief ethereal glimpses of Carn Mountain, Butter Mountain and the Spelga Dam. A black bag of rubbish east of the summit spoiled things somewhat-it was ripped and I could see a disposable barbecue, beer cans and food wrappers. Someone had carefully bagged up their rubbish before abandoning it on the Mountain. I wonder what they thought would happen to that bag-do the bin men drive their trucks up here?! I then left Ott and headed for Slieve Loughshannagh.
Point C: J280 279 (turn area map On)
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