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Bluestack Mountains Area

Maximum height for area: 674 metres, Summits in area: 35, Maximum prominence for area: 541 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 11, 6 For all tops Highest summit:

Croaghgorm, 674m

Altnapaste Hill Allt na Péiste A name in Irish
(Ir. Allt na Péiste [OSI], 'ravine of the serpent/monster') Donegal County In Binnion List

Height: 364m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 6,11 Grid Reference: H04500 96000 This summit has been logged as climbed by 6 members
I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -7.930795, Latitude: 54.811803 Prominence: 164m, Isolation: 5.3km
ITM: 604448 895989, GPS IDs, 6 char: Altnps, 10 char: Altnapaste

The summit is located on the boundary of the townlands of Altnapaste, Ballybobaneen and Cashel. It is not clear from maps where the ravine is which gave name to the mountain and the townland. There is a ledge and cliff to the east of the summit named A Altnapaste is the 890th highest summit in Ireland. Altnapaste is the most easterly summit in the Bluestack Mountains area.
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COMMENTS for Altnapaste of 1

A great wee hill

by Wildcat 27 Jul 2012 Trip report 19 July 2012. We parked by the roadside at grid ref H038940 (Point A) then followed the four-wheel-drive track northwards to the little forest at grid ref H040955 (Point B). Continued up steep ground to the north-east, not too wet despite recent poor weather. Surface a mixture of heather and grass, some boggy ground with a couple of ditches, easily crossed or avoided. Fence easily and safely crossed at around 280m then up steep heather slopes to the western end of the summit area, large cairn at east end just over 100m away with remains of wooden structure nearby. Excellent views westwards to the rest of the Blue Stacks, eastwards down the Finn Valley and northwards to Slieve Snaght and Errigal's distinctive spike. Only about 180m of ascent by this route and the round trip took about two hours.

Point A: H038 940

Point B: H040 955

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