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Fine, easy Carn with great views

Track 5187 Colin Murphy 3 weeks ago
Lissoughter from the SWA simple and straightforward ascent of a fine, distinctive mountain. I would have preferre... walk, Len: 4.0km, Climb: 336m, Area: Cnoc Lios Uachtair, Maamturks (Ireland) ||

Carron Mountain: Carron Mountain in the mist and rain

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
This a a fairly straight forward hike as it's mostly on forest trails following the Ballinaboola loop (purple arrows) for awhile and then the Ballyhoura trail to get to the summit. It's a bus...

Tough but rewarding circular walk with some hazards

Track 5186 Colin Murphy 3 weeks ago
This was a longish circular route that definitely presented some challenges, certainly near both the start and... walk, Len: 10.8km, Climb: 710m, Area: Cnoc an Mh?ma, Partry & Joyce (Ireland) |...

Knockanimpaha: Box checked

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
Not much to add here. Driving to this is more effort than the actual summit. sandman's directions are spot on and it's a good way to bag this as the mast acts as a good reference point.

Mullaghareirk: The quick way

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
I was planning on taking in the summit of Mullaghareirk by doing one of the waymarked loops and taking in the summit as an extension of the walk. However, a combination of bad weather, wind t...

Spectacular views on longish but rewarding hike

Track 5185 Colin Murphy 3 weeks ago
Maumturkmore is an isolated Carn that requires a lengthy walk for a single bagged hill (if doing it in isolation,... walk, Len: 13.0km, Climb: 615m, Area: Binn Bh?n, Maamturks (Ireland) Binn Bh?||

Hen Mountain: Another view of Hen Mountain.

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
Others such as David-Guenot have commented on the contrast between the colours of the summit and the background.Here's another addition to that genre.

Quick route up Slieve Daeane

Track 5183 simon3 3 weeks ago
This is a quick way of getting to the highest of the many tops of Slieve Daeane.It starts near the water tower on... walk, Len: 3.0km, Climb: 196m, Area: Slieve Daeane, Ox Mountains (Ireland) Sl||

Ben Starav: Viewed from Glen Etive

Summit Comment billbaggins a week ago
Ben Starav viewed from Glen Etive

Letterettrin: Excellent short hike

Summit Comment dominic divilly 2 weeks ago
Followed sandman`s option 2 last Saturday and it was a beautiful short hike tio the summit. On the way up we crossed a stile that is nearly gone and dangerous and coming down another stile br...

Outage on MV now over.

Forum: Suggestions simon3 a month ago
There has been an outage on MountainViews.ie since around 8am yesterday, 15 Sept.This was caused by a power problem at our hosting company.It now appears to have been restored at around 10:30...

Bricklieve Mountains, archaeological tour.

Track 5182 simon3 3 weeks 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...
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Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye Area   Central Wales - Radnor Forest Subarea
Place count in area: 137,  
Highest place: Great Rhos, 660m
Maximum height for area: 660 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 374 metres,

Places in area Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye:
Aberedw Hill 451mAberedw Hill 451mAberedw Hill North Top 432mBailey Hill 426mBanc y Dolau 493mBeacon Hill 547mBeddugre Hill 419mBlack Hill 404mBlack Hill 517mBreidden Hill 366.6mBrondre-fawr Hill 508mBryn 457mBryn Coch 518mBryn Cwmyrhiwdre 408mBryn Gwyn 457mBryn Mawr 485mBryn Mawr 405mBryn Titli 495.6mBryn-y-maen 489mBryngwyn Hill 466mBryngydfa 480mBurl Hill 428mBwlch-y-cefn Bank 400mCaeliber Isaf 353.5mCaer Din 403mCamlo Hill 509mCarneddau 445mCarneddau South Top 432mCarneddau SW Top 436mCastelltinboeth 406mCastle Bank 476mCastle Hill 388mCastle Hill 449mCefn Cenarth 460mCefn Lletyhywel 487mCefn Nantmel 402mCefn Pawl 447mCefn Perfa 411.2mCefn-crin 456mCilfaesty Hill 528mCoed y Gaer 359.9mCoety Bank 418mCorndon Hill 513mCraig Gellidywyll 445mCrinfynydd 468mCrugyn Llwyd 571mCrungoed Bank 404mCwmcringlyn Bank 423mCynwch Bank 499mDomen-ddu 553mDrysgol 484mFishpools Hill 428mFoel 461mFoel Goch 461mFoel Gurig 480mGaer 417mGamallt 474.5mGarn 494mGarreg Lwyd 498.1mGarreg y Gwynt 428mGilwern Hill 439mGilwern Hill West Top 410mGlanfeinion Hill [Craig y Paun] 534.9mGlascwm Hill 522mGlog 483mGlog Hill 408mGors Lydan 529.3mGraig Hill 468mGraig Iar 408mHanter Hill 414mHawthorn Hill 407mLan Fawr 426mLittle Hill 469mLittle Park 426mLlan-wen Hill 417mLlanbedr Hill 479mLlanbedr Hill NE Top 467mLlandegley Rocks 436mLlysin Hill 427mLlywy 466mLong Mountain - Beacon Ring 408mMoel Dod 467mMoel Hywel 505mMoel y Golfa 403.2mMoelfre 429mMynd 479mNewchurch Hill 425mOldchapel Hill 426.2mPant-poeth Hill 422mPegwn Mawr 586mPen Cnych Mawr 441mPen Craig Dugwm 437mPen Fraichwen 407mPen Hendre 434mPen Llyn Dwr 424mPen yr Onnen 465mPen-y-clawdd Hill 416mPen-y-ffynnon 407mPool Hill 516mRed Hill 509mRhiw Gwraidd 442mRhiw Gwraidd West Top 442mRhos-crug 508mShadwell Hill 497mStanky Hill 506.6mThe Begwns 415mThe Smatcher 425mThe Van 466mTy'n-y-ddol Hill 484mTylcau Hill 485.8mWarren Hill 506.6mWaun Gaseg 450mWennallt 471mWennallt 435mWylfre 416mWylfre East Top 410mY Foel 435mYr Allt 429mYr Allt East Top 424mYr Allt West Top 516mYr Wylorn 475mYsgwd-ffordd 440m
Central Wales - Elan Valley:   Gwastedyn Hill 477mGwastedyn Hill West Top 476m
Central Wales - Radnor Forest:   Bache Hill 610mBlack Mixen 650mBurfa Bank 313mCoed-swydd 412mFron-wen 546mGreat Creigau 646mGreat Rhos 660mGwaunceste Hill 542mLittle Hill 491mLlanfihangel Hill [Colva Hill] 532mNyth-grug 538mStanner Hill 349mWhimble 598.8m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Black Mixen Mountain , in British over 600m List

Height: 650m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 148 Grid Reference: SO19650 64396
Place visited by 8 members. Recently by: rhw, oakesave, skyehigh, IainT, Fergalh, MichaelE, chalky, jimbloomer
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Longitude: -3.178981, Latitude: 52.271837 , Easting: 319650, Northing: 264396 Prominence: 45m,  Isolation: 0.8km ,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BlckMx, 10 char: BlckMxn
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Black Mixen in area Welshpool to Hay-on-Wye, Ireland
Picture: Trig at summit		  
White snow scattered over the black....
by Fergalh  7 Dec 2020
After Great Cregaiu headed back to track which lead to Black Mixen which is a trig pillar close to a large communications mast. It should be noted that the valley below is a private shooting range so stick to the summits Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B2179/comment/21705/
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