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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 743 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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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Galtymore in area Galty Mountains, Ireland

Picture: Galtymore from near the Black road

1 of the 900s

Short Summary created by jackill 24 Jul 2012 There are 3 main carparks to access Galtymore from, The Black road R89306 20345 (Point A) (ht333m), Clydagh Bridge R87450 27780 (Point B) (ht137m) and Kings yard R87526 19959 (Point C) (ht218m).

Kings yard has a shop and shelter, as well as a 2€ charge. As of May 2010 signs have gone up at all these access points requesting no dogs be brought on the Mountain.

The Black road route could be called the "tourist route" and is the most popular as it is a rocky, easy to follow track all the way to a "Y" in the track as you reach a stone cairn at R89345 23482 (Point D) (h637m), go left here and follow the stoney track which becomes badly eroded mud, crossing to the col between Galtymore and Galtybeg.

There is a rocky track from Kings yard which become boggy after the sheep pen at R 87409 21077 (Point E) (ht348m) and ends at approx. R87551 22234 (Point F) (ht578m) after that you need to navigate to the stone wall at R87149 23518 (Point G) (ht826m).

From Clydagh the traditional route is a magnificent circuit taking Cush and Galtybeg in as well, this is however a fair test of stamina so be prepared.

The summit Trig pillar is broken and only half of it remains next to the summit cairn. There is a white painted cross a short distance away on a rocky outcrop and also 2 memorial plaques.
To the west across the boggy summit plateau of Dawsons table is a cairn which marks the way on to Slievecushnabinnia and beyond.

Views of Comeraghs,Ballyhouras,Knockmealdowns, Shannon region on a clear day

Point A: R89306 20345	Point B: R87450 27780	Point C: R87526 19959
Point D: R89345 23482	Point E: R87409 21077	Point F: R87551 22234
Point G: R87149 23518

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I approached Galtymore after having climbed Cush .. by murphysw (Show all for Galtymore)

Parked the car at RS893 203 (Point H) on S .. by kenefickwg (Show all for Galtymore)

Clinging on for dear life! .. by Dessie1 (Show all for Galtymore)

This photo shows the cliffs above Lough Curra, wi .. by simon3 (Show all for Galtymore)

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

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