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Maumturks

Maumturks (Maamturks)
Irish: Sléibhte Mhám Toirc
Maumturk Mountains: looking south from Letterbreckaun towards Knocknahillion and Binn idir an dá Log.
Highest point
Peak	Binn idir an dá Log
Elevation	702 m (2,303 ft)
Coordinates	53°29′N 9°36′W / 53.48°N 9.60°W / 53.48; -9.60
Dimensions
Length	25 km (16 mi) North West to South East
Naming
English translation	pass of the boar
Language of name	Irish language
Geography
Maumturks (Maamturks) Location of the Maunturks
Location	Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
Country	Republic of Ireland
Provinces of Ireland	Connacht
Geology
Mountain type	Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top
Climbing
Normal route	"Maamturks Challenge"[a][1]

The MaumturksorMaamturks (Irish: Sléibhte Mhám Toirc; mountains of the boar's pass)^[b] is a mountain range in Connemara,^[c] County Galway, in the west of Ireland. It is a long, broadly-straight range, consisting of weathered quartzite peaks in its central section. The Maumturks lie east of the Twelve Bens, on the other side of Lough Inagh and the Inagh Valley (aWestern Way route).

Hill walking[edit]

The walk of the full range (from Maam CrosstoLeenaun), is considered one of the "great classic ridge-walks of Ireland",^[3] and since 1975, the University of Galway Mountaineering Club, has run the annual "Maamturks Challenge", a walk covering the entire 25–kilometre range in a single day.^[1][a] Near the centre of the range in a deep valley is Irish: Máméan, a site of pilgrimage dedicated to Saint Patrick.^[4]

List of peaks[edit]

The table below lists some of the highest major mountain peaks of the Maumturk Mountains.^[2]

(‡) The anglicised version is rarely used or marked on any maps; a more common anglicised name is the incorrect name of "Barrslievenaroy" (or "Baurslievenaroy"), which is a nearby townland on the slopes of Binn idir an Da Log.
(*) Cartographer Tim Robinson notes: "the Ordnance Survey has been incorrectly calling this mountain 'Leckavrea' for a hundred and fifty years." "Lackavrea" (Ir. Leic Aimhréidh) is the mountain to the east on the other side of Mám Aodha.^[2]

Rock climbing[edit]

While the Maumturks are not known for rock climbing, the Loch Mhám Ochóige area of the range has rock climbs in the V-Diff to HVS grades.^[5]

Further reading[edit]

• Lynam, Joss; Robinson, Tim (1988). Mountains of Connemara: Hill Walker's Guide. Folding Landscape. ISBN 978-0950400242.

• Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

• Dillion, Paddy (2001). Connemara: Collins Rambler's guide. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0002201216.

• Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118.

• Connemara (Superwalker) Map (Waterproof Folded Map) (1:30,000 scale). Harvey Maps. 2015. ISBN 978-1851373383.

See also[edit]

• Mweelrea, major range in Killary Harbour
• Twelve Bens, major range in Connemara
• Lists of mountains in Ireland
• Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles

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References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maumturk Mountains.

• The Maamturks Challenge, University College Galway Mountaineering Club
• The Maamturks Challenge: Routecard (2015)
• Mountainview: The Maumturks Range
• The Maumturks Ridge Walk: Illustrated Guide