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Track 1959 simon3 an hour ago
Starting from the forest entrance to the south this track sh walk, Length:5.6km, Climb: 213m, Area: Ballincurra Hill, Shannon (Ireland) Ballincurra H

Simple way up from the SW.

Track 1958 simon3 an hour ago
Park near the start off the road which was retarred in 2012. walk, Length:2.8km, Climb: 152m, Area: Knockadigeen Hill, Shannon (Ireland) Knockadigeen

Silvermine Mountains Far E Top: Trivial ascent, some views, gateway to wooded Ea

Summit Summary

Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3, jackill an hour ago
Park in the carpark at R84440 69415 (388 mtrs), cross the road and head uphill and east for about 200 meters, the summit is at a track junction.

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Galty Mountains Area

Maximum height for area: 918 metres, Summits in area: 23, Maximum prominence for area: 898 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 66, 74 For all tops Highest summit:

Galtymore, 918m

Galtymore Mountain Cnoc Mór na nGaibhlte A name in Irish
(Ir. Cnoc Mór na nGaibhlte [GE], 'big hill of the Galtees') County Highpoint of Limerick & Tipperary In County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 917.9m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 74 Grid Reference: R87846 23788 This summit has been logged as climbed by 739 members
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Longitude: -8.179162, Latitude: 52.365983 Prominence: 898m, Isolation: 1km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 587798 623838, GPS IDs, 6 char: Gltymr, 10 char: Galtymore

The summit of Galtymore is marked as Dawson's Table. Captain Dawson was a landowner in this area (Tipperary Directory 1889). Cf. Percy's Table on Lugnaquillia. The diarist Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin (Humphrey O'Sullivan) recorded a different Irish name Galtymore is the highest mountain in the Galty Mountains area and the 14th highest in Ireland. Galtymore is the highest point in county Limerick and also the highest in Tipperary.
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COMMENTS for Galtymore ..

This is a picture of Galtymore from the North-Wes .. by bogtrotter_ie (Show all for Galtymore)

This was my best solo climb in ireland so far...s .. by pheonix (Show all for Galtymore)

What a day for December ! Well it is no accident .. by aburden (Show all for Galtymore)

Galtymore from the black road under Knockeenatoun .. by jackill (Show all for Galtymore)

Geology hereabouts is curious. Such a massive top .. by milo (Show all for Galtymore)

It's easy to see why this mountain is overlooked, .. by petelunn (Show all for Galtymore)

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