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Ox Mountains Area

Maximum height for area: 544 metres, Summits in area: 12, Maximum prominence for area: 490 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 16, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33 For all tops Highest summit:

Knockalongy, 544m

Summits in area Ox Mountains:

Annatoran 512m

Carranarah 197m

Cloonacool 440m

Killerry Mountain 293m

Sruffaungarve Top 400m

Annatoran Mountain Sligo County In Arderin List

Height: 512m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 24 Grid Reference: G47497 24486 This summit has been logged as climbed by 20 members
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Longitude: -8.804606, Latitude: 54.166711 Prominence: 97m, Isolation: 2.5km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 547458 824491, GPS IDs, 6 char: Antrn, 10 char: Annatoran

Annatoran is the second highest mountain in the Ox Mountains area and the 433rd highest in Ireland.
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Climbed 02.06.06 – Started this walk at the ‘carp .. by eflanaga (Show all for Annatoran)

Strictly one for the peak baggers .. by Colin Murphy (Show all for Annatoran)

MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Annatoran in area Ox Mountains, Ireland

Picture: Easky Lough

Dry is Best!

by gerrym 19 Jun 2012 Start at the incredibly scenic carpark at the northern end of Easky Lough (44905 23723 (Point D)).

Climb past the quarried area next to the carpark to reach a fence which finds the Sruffaungarve river. This provides a line of ascent on mostly easy grassy ground beside the river, negotiating between boulders on the way. Great views over Easky Lough soon appear and views beyond to the bigger hills of Mayo.

A group of large erratic boulders provide an immediate target on the way up to the plateau(45419 13659 (Point E) (Point B)). On reaching the plateau a further and more impressive group of erratics and small lough are reached (45612 23531 (Point F) (Point C)). This is a fantastic spot to clamber over the boulders trying to get good photos or just to explore.

Drop slightly passing two small pools of water (45602 23280 (Point G) (Point D)) before rising to the top of Sruffaungarve. The ground on the way up was damp even after a prolonged dry spell - at the top a small pile of stones marked the top (45437 23008 (Point H) (Point E)) at a height of 407m. Views reach over Easky Lough SW to the Nephin Begs. The high Ox plateau takes up most of the views to the E as it rises to over 500m.

Drop down NE to pick up and follow the river appearing from the slopes just below summit of Knockalongy. There is fantastic walking alongside the river and it gradually narrows as rise higher - plenty of hopping across as it meanders. Well worth stopping to look back at ever widening views. The river splits and disappears and it straight ahead to higher ground.

Tough going for a while before the ground becomes easier and then enters the menace of peat hags near the summit! A white plastic filled pipe marks the summit, reached in 1.5 hours and 4.7 km. Views reach from Slieve League in the north along a vista of ocean to the heights of the North Mayo cliffs and further south to Nephin and the Nephin Begs and a distant Croagh Patrick.

A long slog to Knockalongy and back beckons ahead and i couldn't resist. An easy return follows the hillside with cracking views over low bog to the coast. A group of glacial erratics is reached on Farbreagabeg 4626624433 (Point I) and an easy and gentle drop brings the return alonside the line of ascent back to the carpark.

It was nice and dry but with clear warning signs of a wetter natural state which i would not have fancied at all! A lonely place up high giving a great feeling of solace. Those glacial erratics are a real special part of the experience.

Point D: G44905 23723	Point E: G45419 13659	Point F: G45612 23531
Point G: G45602 23280	Point H: G45437 23008	Point I: G46266 24433

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