Ben Gorm 700m mountain, Ben Gorm Mountains Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Ben Gorm Mountains Area

Place count in area: 3, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, MSW
Highest place:

Ben Gorm, 700m
Maximum height for area: 700 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 670 metres,

Places in area Ben Gorm Mountains:

Ben Creggan 693m

Ben Creggan South Top 687m

Ben Gorm 700m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Ben Gorm Mountain An Bhinn Ghorm A name in Irish
(Ir. An Bhinn Ghorm [MNIMA*], 'the blue peak') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite Bedrock

Height: 700m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L86227 65242
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Longitude: -9.721075, Latitude: 53.624709 , Easting: 86227, Northing: 265242 Prominence: 670m, Isolation: 1km
ITM: 486152 765254, GPS IDs, 6 char: BnGrm, 10 char: Ben Gorm
Bedrock type: Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite, (Mweelrea Formation)

An Bhinn Ghorm is a mountain name which occurs 3 times in Co. Mayo. Ir. gorm is usually translated 'blue', but Breandán S. Mac Aodha suggests that 'iron-grey' is closer to the true meaning in such mountain names (MNIMA, 149). Walks: for a route taking in Ben Gorm and Ben Creggan, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 60-61. Ben Gorm is the highest mountain in the Ben Gorm Mountains area and the 114th highest in Ireland. Ben Gorm is the most southerly summit in the Ben Gorm Mountains area and also the most easterly.
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Flattish Summit - highest point of the range .. by group (Show all for Ben Gorm)

The sting in the tail........... .. by millsd1 (Show all for Ben Gorm)

A great evening climb of Ben Gorm, still on the s .. by mcrtchly (Show all for Ben Gorm)

I have tackled Ben Gorm from the south with the r .. by gerrym (Show all for Ben Gorm)

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Approaching from the south east

by ColinCallanan 20 Jun 2015

Incredible views all the way as you approach from the south-east. I used the track from Onzy and found it very helpful. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/110/comment/18145/

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		Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.)	British summit data courtesy: Database of British & Irish Hills (Creative Commons Licence)
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