Cock Mountain South-West Top 505m mountain, Mourne Mountains W: Spelga Down Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Mourne Mountains Area , W: Spelga Subarea

Feature count in area: 59, all in Down, OSI/LPS Maps: 20, 29, EW-CLY
Highest Place: Slieve Donard 849m

Starting Places (33) in area Mourne Mountains:

Alex Steddom Tree,

Aughrim Airstrip,

Ben Crom Dam,

Bloody Bridge Car Park,

Carlingford Greenway,

Carrick Little,

Crocknafeola Wood,

Crotlieve Mountain,

Donard Car Park Newcastle,

Drummanmore Picnic,

Fofanny Reservoir,

Forest Office CP,

Gamekeepers Lodge CP,

Happy Valley Trassey Rd,

Hen Mountain CP,

Leitrim Lodge CP,

Mayo Road Corner,

Meelmore Lodge,

Newcastle Harbour,

Ott CP,

Red Bog Road,

Rourkes Park,

Sandy Brae,

Silent Valley Reservoir Head Rd,

Slieve Donard Trail Head,

Slieve Foye Viewing Point,

Slievefoy Forest CP,

Spelga Dam E,

Spelga Dam N,

Spelga Dam S,

Trassey Car Park,

Two Mile River CP,

Yellow Water Park

Summits & other features in area Mourne Mountains:
Cen: Loughshannagh: Ben Crom 526m, Carn Mountain 585.2m, Carn Mountain North Top 553.7m, Doan 592.6m, Ott Mountain 526.8m, Slieve Loughshannagh 617m, Slieve Muck 670.4m, Slievenaglogh 445m
E: Binnian: Slieve Binnian 745.9m, Slieve Binnian East Top 639m, Slieve Binnian North Top 678m, Slieve Binnian North Tor 682.5m, Wee Binnian 460m
E: Donard: Chimney Rock Mountain 656m, Crossone 540m, Millstone Mountain 460m, Rocky Mountain 524m, Slieve Donard 849m
E: Lamagan: Cove Mountain 654.8m, Slieve Beg 595.9m, Slievelamagan 702.2m
N: Bearnagh: Slieve Bearnagh 739m, Slieve Bearnagh North Tor 680m, Slieve Meelbeg 701.9m, Slieve Meelmore 687m
N: Castlewellan: Slievenaboley 324m, Slievenalargy 280m, Slievenaslat 272m
N: Commedagh: Slieve Commedagh 767m, Slieve Corragh 641.9m, Slievenaglogh 584.4m, Slievenaglogh East Top 571m
N: Croob: Cratlieve 429m, Slieve Croob 534m, Slievegarran 391m, Slievenisky 446m
N: Rathfriland: Knockiveagh 235m
S: Kilkeel: Knockchree 306m
S: Rostrevor: Crenville 460m, Finlieve 578m, Slievemartin 485m, Slievemeel 420m, Slievemeen 472m
W: Hilltown: Gruggandoo 382m, Slieveacarnane 296m
W: Slievemoughanmore: Crotlieve Mountain 347m, Eagle Mountain 638m, Rocky Mountain 404m, Shanlieve 626m, Slievemoughanmore 560m, Tievedockaragh 473m, Wee Slievemoughan 428m
W: Spelga: Butter Mountain 500m, Cock Mountain 504m, Cock Mountain South-West Top 505m, Hen Mountain 354m, Pigeon Rock Mountain 534m, Pigeon Rock Mountain South Top 530m, Slievenamiskan 444m

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

Cock Mountain South-West Top, 505m Mountain Sliabh an Choiligh (mullach thiar theas) A name in Irish,

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For origin of name, see Cock Mountain., Down County in Ulster province, in no lists, Cock Mountain South-West Top is the 557th highest place in Ireland.
Grid Reference J25200 26600, OS 1:50k mapsheet 29
Place visited by: 109 members, recently by: bowler, jjbireland700s, Lucky1, johncusack, CusackMargaret, Gavsmi33, arthur, Henning86, MickM45, abeach, Dee68, Carolineswalsh, Beti13, Alanjm, blessobilly

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Longitude: -6.083536, Latitude: 54.173142, Easting: 325200, Northing: 326600, Prominence: 12m, Isolation: 0.3km
ITM: 725121 826605
Bedrock type: Granite, (Mourne Mountains Granite)

Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: CckMnt, 10 char: CckMntnSth
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1486/

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Simplicity itself

by Colin Murphy 5 Jul 2021

Assuming you've bagged Cock Mountain itself, this is a breeze, as it is just 250m away to the south west. Despite it's closeness, the peak is well-defined in its own right and presents great vistas of the western Mournes. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/1486/comment/23204/

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Summit Summary Collaborative entry, last edit by: simon3 a week ago
Knockreagh is the northern outlier of the summits which circle Glantrasna. We used to consider it an Arderin, but a survey in Sept 2024 found it to be 499.1m and so undersized.From the west, ...

Track 5182 simon3 22 hours ago
This is a route weaving its way around a number of the archaeological sites to be found on Bricklieve Mountain... walk, Len: 10.2km, Climb: 240m, Area: Bricklieve Mountains, Arigna & Bricklieve...

Summit Comment

simon3 2 weeks ago
Be careful to plan your route to avoid the steep slabs on this side of the hill.

Track 5181 simon3 22 hours ago
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Collaborative entry, last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
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Track 5180 billbaggins a week ago
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Geo 2 weeks ago
High point at L54350 57099 there's a small cairn built beside it. Park at L54448 57203 at the turning point at road end.A bit damp but only a 200m walk from car to feature. Great views of the...

Track 5177 Onzy a week ago
Route to a reputedly difficult to access 3,000m hill which we had stewed on for a long time. The bus operator told us it walk, Len: 14.9km, Climb: 609m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Summit Comment MichaelG55 a week ago
Took note of previous comments and parked at forest layby M10027 95078 as potholes in track were getting bigger. Nice walk up to trig point but unfortunately no visibility due to low cloud. W...

Forum: Suggestions

simon3 2 weeks ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...

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