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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

Cloonacool Hill Sligo County In Carn List

Height: 440m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 24 Grid Reference: G45507 19901 This summit has been logged as climbed by 6 members
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Longitude: -8.834242, Latitude: 54.125317 Prominence: 35m, Isolation: 3.1km
ITM: 545468 819907, GPS IDs, 6 char: Clncl, 10 char: Cloonacool

Cloonacool is a townland in the parish of Achonry. Any information on the correct name of this peak would be very welcome. Cloonacool is the third highest hill in the Ox Mountains area and the 661st highest in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cloonacool in area Ox Mountains, Ireland

Picture: natural shelter at 263m looking north to Easky Lough

A Cool Ox

by gerrym 16 Jun 2012 From the carpark at the northern end of Easky Lough there is a stunning drive along its shoreline heading south. A couple of isolated dwellings are passed and then drop downhill to find the little layby at 445200 (Point A). This is an excellent point from which to tackle the steep hillside of Clonnacool.

Drop from the roadside and cross high tussocky grass, easy going and unusually dry. Head straight for the crags and boulders and a steep climb through them. This is great fun with no great difficulty. A natural shelter which could be used for a couple of people to bivy stands at 4487920246 (Point B). Nice views reach up north to Easky Lough as climb.

Above the crags and boulders there is a somewhat more ordinary and level area before another couple of rises to the summit area. This took a measly half hour. A fox quickly disappeared through the peat hags as i approached the summit. A good dander about brought a few spots where the height was 448m.

Sharper air than the previous day allowed views to extend out over the plateau and i was able to spy three of the numerous loughs around Clonnacool - they certainly look to be worth exploring further. Views cast out over the Atlantic through all the big hills of Mayo to Croagh Patrick, the high line of the Sheefrys with the plunge to Doo Lough. Slievemore was impressively visible in the col between Slieve Carr and Nephin Beg. To the N the top of Truskmore rose above the Oxen

Return was a drop down on very steep grassy slopes to the south of the ascent. Hard going to keep the brakes on and would be a nightmare in wet weather, but was good today. Great perspective on the valley cutting through the Ox and the change in nature as it drops height and levels off. Easily contour across the hillside to the starting point.

Around an hour of movement with some more time for lunch and the views west and south, 300 m ascent, so easy to fit in with other exploration of the area or perhaps a more strenuous approach along the plateau from the north which would take in the loughs?

Point A: G445 200

Point B: G44879 20246

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Fabulous views .. by paddyhillsbagger (Show all for Cloonacool)

THE LAST OX .. by sandman (Show all for Cloonacool)

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