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Achill & Corraun Area   N: Slievemore Subarea
Place count in area: 16, OSI/LPS Maps: 22, 30, CBW, EW-ACC, EW-ACC 
Highest place:
Croaghaun, 688m
Maximum height for area: 688 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 688 metres,

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Slievemore Mountain Achill Island Island An Sliabh Mór A name in Irish, also Binn Ghorm an extra EastWest name in Irish (Ir. An Sliabh Mór [GE], 'the big mountain') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Psammitic and semi-pelitic schists Bedrock

Reachable "On Foot " Y
Height: 671m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 22/30 Grid Reference: F65035 08669
Place visited by 316 members. Recently by: magnumpig, wwwalker, Jimmy600leavey, JohnHoare, Krzysztof_K, Gergrylls, bagoff, Blacach, CusackMargaret, Ansarlodge, Arcticaurora, NualaB, jimmel567, markv, Enda66
Island visited by 541 members.
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Longitude: -10.059522, Latitude: 54.009659 , Easting: 65035, Northing: 308669 Prominence: 582m,  Isolation: 3.2km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 465009 808678,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Slvmr, 10 char: Slievemore
Bedrock type: Psammitic and semi-pelitic schists, (Slievemore Psammitic Formation)

For a walk visiting the deserted village and megalithic tomb on the S side of Slievemore, see Siúlóidí Acla, walk E.   Slievemore is the second highest mountain in the Achill & Corraun area and the 158th highest in Ireland. Slievemore is the most northerly summit in the Achill & Corraun area.

Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/153/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slievemore (<i>An Sliabh Mór</i>) in area Achill & Corraun, Ireland
Picture: Slievemore rising above Doogort
 
Achill's conical, stand-alone coastal peak with stunning vistas.
Short Summary created by markmjcampion, simon3, wicklore, scapania  14 Sep 2023
Slievemore is a v distinctive, almost conical peak in the N of Achill Island. It's a steep-sided mix of grass and rock with no major difficulties although parts of the sharp ridge overlook plummeting cliffs, which could prove dangerous in bad weather. There are potentially magnificent views of Croaghan, the Inishkea islands and Belmullet peninsula, the Nephins and all the hills south to Mweelrea.

E. Park near the trail head at F67060 08874 starA [You could also begin by walking from the end of the beach at F67603 08973 starB giving fine views of the hill before you asend] Despite the track being intermittent, the way up is as obvious as it is steep but it's more steady than exhausting. Once off the road, head for the base of the obvious ridge to the S of the corrie and follow the heathery, rocky ridge until, after 650m of climbing, the summit ridge is reached. The trig point is about 200m to the W.Allow around 90 mins.
Either double back or continue on to the col at F62480 07392 starC before taking a lower trail back towards the start. You will pass the Deserted Village at F63190 07287 starD in doing so.
Another finish which would need 2 cars would be to continue along over Cornaclea and Croaghan, finishing in the vicinity of F56103 04465 starE...see track/2876 for details of this 19k route.

S. Start from around F63994 07088 starF and head approx. N until you reach the ridge to the west of Slievemore. Then follow the ridge eastwards to the top. [2 hrs max]

Notable tracks incl. track/2745 and track/3363 Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/153/comment/4913/
 
simon3 shows the gold bauble on the trig pillar o .. by wicklore   (Show all for Slievemore (An Sliabh Mór))
 
A thing of beauty .. by paulocon   (Show all for Slievemore (An Sliabh Mór))
 
Traversing Slievemore from east to west must be o .. by PadraigC   (Show all for Slievemore (An Sliabh Mór))
 
Paddy Dillon [The Mountains of Ireland] includes .. by simon3   (Show all for Slievemore (An Sliabh Mór))
 
Boston comes to Achill via Mountainviews.ie .. by Colin Murphy   (Show all for Slievemore (An Sliabh Mór))
 
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