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Maumturk Mountains

Maumturks
Irish: Sléibhte Mhám Toirc
Maumturk Mountains.JPG
Maumturk Mountains, County Galway
Highest point
Peak Barrslievenaroy
Elevation 702 m (2,303 ft)
Coordinates 53°29′N 9°36′W / 53.48°N 9.60°W / 53.48; -9.60Coordinates: 53°29′N 9°36′W / 53.48°N 9.60°W / 53.48; -9.60
Geography
Country Republic of Ireland
Provinces of Ireland Connacht

Sléibhte Mhám Toirc (The Maumturks/Maamturks, the Turks (fam.)) are a mountain range in Connemara in the west of Ireland. They are less well known than their more famous neighbours, the Twelve Bens on the other side of the Inagh Valley (and of the Western Way long distance path). They are not very big (max 702m), and dedicated fell runners run from Maumeen in the south to Leenaun in the north in a single day.

The table below lists some of the highest major mountain peaks of the Maumturk Mountains.

The Maumturk Mountains looking across the Inagh Valley from Ben Corr

Peat-cutting near Loch an Imligh

"The Mountains of Connemara : a hill walker's guide" (ISBN ) - includes a 1:50000 map than the OS maps 37, 38, 44.


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