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Donegal NW Area Printable format Maximum height for area: 751 metres Summits in area: 54 OS Map(s): 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 6 for all tops Set Area Map On     Drumnalifferny Mountain Mountain Donegal County Sliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí A name in Irish (Language) (poss. Ir. ‡Sliabh Dhroim na Luifearnaí [PDT], 'mountain of Drumnalifferny') Height: 596 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 1 for top Grid Ref: B93319 15627 Latitude: 54.988079 Longitude: -8.105152 ITM: 593270 915612 Prominence: 101m   Isolation: 1.3km The townland name Drumnalifferny, from Ir. Droim na Luifearnaí, means 'ridge of the weeds'. Drumnalifferny Mountain is the 283rd highest summit in Ireland. Our data has reached 65% of the goal for this summit. (Details)     COMMENTS for Drumnalifferny Mountain Page 1 2 Next page >> Picture: Balancing boulders. Expand pics.   by simon3  19 Sep 2005 As you approach the top there are various narrow scooped out lakes. The summit itself is on a flattish area with a little grass growing between granite outcrops and erratics. There's a small cairn. A GPS track that I took showed a height of 607m which is 11m more than the OS figure. GPS particularly in these days before Galileo can be that inaccurate, but in practice it rarely is, so it would be interesting to see if anyone else finds the same discrepancy. Some 70m SW of the summit you can find the perching rock stack in the picture between the buttresses. I wonder is it at the head of the gully described by ricky k. (Comment Rating 3.50) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Picture: The spectacle the ice created. Expand pics. by simon3  21 Dec 2005 Between Slieve Snaght and Drumnaliffernn is a high and wild ice scoured saddle with Lough Slieve Snaght. Some 10000 years after the last lot of ice left, the granite rock is still bare in places with giant lumps of it scattered around. The steepest slopes on Drumnaliffern are those to the NE in the Poisoned Glen, but here at over 500m the ice has also steepened the western side, seen here as the irregular row of buttresses in the mist to the top left of the picture. (Comment Rating 3.50) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average by zeaphod  1 Jun 2006 One of my favourite walks in Donegal, a circuit up the Poisoned Glen, up the cleft at the end of the valley - looks impossible from a distance, but is just an steep walk/easy scramble, then across to the top of Drumnaliffern. On to Slieve Snaght via the col and return via the Devlin river. About 51/2 hours with lunch. A useful tip is to follow the riverbank as much as possible up the Poisoned Glen - it is less boggy (in Donegal terms!) This is a truly wild place, but does have a short emergency exit route to the Owencarrow valley. A point to note is that in anything but fine weather you will need to be able to navigate accurately with map and compass to cross to the Slieve Snaght col. This is definitely "complex" terrain. (Comment Rating 3.50) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average by ricky k  8 Oct 2004 There is a wonderful steep gulley approach from the west leading directly through some superb rock architecture to the summit. The gulley, @ Grid B932155 (Point A), is found by heading north from the col immediately north of lough Slieve Snaght. It is very obvious when you are close. Take care on the approach, it is steep. Point A: B932 155 (turn area map On) (Comment Rating 3.00) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Picture: Slievesnaght Lough from Drumnaliffernan Mt Expand pics.   by eflanaga  20 Apr 2006 (Climbed April 17th) This was the first of five peaks in a Slieve Snaght ‘horseshoe circuit’. Started the walk at Old Dunlewey Church (93022 18936 (Point B)) and following the flow of Cró Nimhe river along Cronaniv Burn through the beautiful Poisioned Glen. I had intended to take the steep, scramble route up on to Cró Nimhe, but having a head cold I didn’t feel up to it, opting to climb the south-western slopes of the Glen at 94322 16936 (Point C). Waving to a fellow walker across the valley (the only human seen until I returned to my car some 7 hours later) I turned back north-west at first and ploughed steadily upwards following a herd of deer who evidently thought I was in pursuit. After climbing approximately 150m I turned south towards my first destination. The ground was fairly wet after all the recent rain making the first 450m of this climb a little difficult at times. Eventually, the steep upper north-western slopes of Drumnaliffernn beckoned and I clambered up and over emerging breathless and thirsty at a spot height south west of Lough Maumbeg (93788 16046 (Point D)). I dropped down to the small locheen just below Drumnaliffernan summit. From the locheen it’s a short climb up onto the summit of Drumnaliffernan. The clouds had cleared by this time allowing wonderful panoramic views around this beautiful part of Donegal. Errigal, the Aghlas & Muckish stood grand and sentinel like to north, west lay Crocknafarragh (a target for another day). The Rosses area and the island of Arran Mór were also clearly visible. Rising to my southwest the large dome-like mound of Slieve Snaght with its namesake lough immediately below it (Picture taken from above gulley described by Ricky K below). Directly south was my next target Bingorms with the Croaghgorm Mts visible in the distance beyond. Point B: B93022 18936 Point C: B94322 16936 Point D: B93788 16046 (turn area map On) (Comment Rating 3.00) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average by zeaphod  9 Aug 2004 Finally made it up here 11/7/04, heading up the left shoulder of the poisoned glen. pretty boggy in parts, great views. Final 100 meters or so of ascent are on/between large slabs, which would be interesting in the wet. Lots of interesting flora/fauna. Always see deer in this part of the world, plus unusual funnel spider webs, merlins etc. (Comment Rating 2.50) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average COMMENTS for Drumnalifferny Mountain Page 1 2 Next page >> (End of comment section for Drumnalifferny Mountain. Recent comments about other mountains below.) RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS Page 1 2 3 4 5 .. 30 Next page >> Forum: General Tomaneena summit Dessie1 16 hours ago. Wasnt sure how to add gps reading of summit Simon,so heres a pic!!!    Summit Comment Bunnacunneen: Access Issue Frank12345 20 hours ago. 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