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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 503.8m, 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.
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 ParkSummits & 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 503.8m, 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.
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Grid Reference J23385 25858, OS 1:50k mapsheet 29
Place visited by: 147 members, recently by: bowler, jjbireland700s, Alanjm, TommyMc, Dee68, Carolineswalsh, konrad, Beti13, garybuz, Oscar-mckinney, abeach, Mark1, Florence, daftgrandad, annem
I visited this place: NO
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Bedrock type: Granite granophyre, (Mourne Mountains granite)
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: Rck404, 10 char: RckyMnt404
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/809/
Gallery for Rocky Mountain (Sliabh na gCloch) and surrounds
Summary
for Rocky Mountain (Sliabh na gCloch):
Nice, relatively simple Carn with fine panoramas
Summary created by Colin Murphy
08 Oct, 2018
HenCP (J234 278). Take the track directly across the road that follows the Rocky River SE for about 1.5km. Rocky River is well named, for there are multiple crossing options. Turn west at A (J244 250) and proceed up the gently rising slope for 1km. Ascent becomes steeper near the 300m mark. Terrain is long grass and heather. Well marked summit with cairn. Car to summit approx 1.5 hours.
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eflanaga on Rocky Mountain
by eflanaga
19 Jul 2007
Rocky Mountain was one of the first Mountains in the Mournes I climbed back in 2004. I have climbed it on a number of occasions since, usually as the first or last summit in a particular circuit. The picture below was taken from the summit back in September 2004. Rocky on this occasion was the last of a short circuit that started at Leitrim Car Park and took in Altataggart, Pierce's Castle, Tornamrock & Rocky. There is a small cairn of stones on the summit but the picture I took off that was out of focus. The picture looks over Altataggart & Tievedockaragh with Carlingford Lough & The Cooley's visible (centre.) Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/809/comment/2774/
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Hen seen from Rocky
by pdtempan
21 May 2010
We tackled Rocky Mountain as the first peak on a circuit of the Rocky River Valley, following a very similar route to gerrym's walk More than a Pigeon fancier. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/809/comment/4757/
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Pony express
by Colin Murphy
8 Oct 2018
Seeing a group of about 7 or 8 ponies at the top of a mountain was a first for me. I did a little research and apparently these animals are wild, (according to a NI veterinarian group.) I also discovered that during the 18th and 19th centuries smuggling ships full of illicit packages of tobacco, wine, spirits, leather, silk and spices docked at the foot of the Mournes in Newcastle. Smugglers then loaded ponies with their loot and then hotfooted it through the Mournes to Hilltown. The smugglers track still exists today and was called 'The Brandy Pad.' The ancestors of those ponies perhaps??? Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/809/comment/20081/
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