Mweelrea
Mweelrea is a mountain on the Atlantic coast of County Mayo, Ireland. Rising to 814 metres, it is the highest mountain in the western province of Connacht, and is noted for its southeastern cliff-lined corries, and its views.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 814 metres
- Description: mountain in Mayo, Ireland
- Also known as: “Muilrea”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Lugmore and Ben Bury.
Ben Lugmore
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ben Lugmore at 803 metres is the 29th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 37th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. It is in a horseshoe-shaped massif that includes the slightly higher peak of Mweelrea at 814 metres, the highest mountain in the Irish province of Connacht.
Uggool Beach
Beach
Photo: Gordon Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uggool Beach is a large beach in County Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland, located south of the town of Louisburgh. It is situated at the mouth of Killary Harbour to its south, with Silver Strand to its north, Mweelrea mountain to its east and the Atlantic ocean to its west.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delphi.
Delphi
Locality
Photo: Keith Salvesen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Delphi is a locality in County Mayo, Ireland. Its English name was coined by the Marquis of Sligo, who built a hunting lodge there. The valley includes the Owengar River that connects Fin Lough to Doo Lough, between the fjord of Killary Harbour to the south…
Mweelrea
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.63727° or 53° 38′ 14″ northLongitude
-9.83038° or 9° 49′ 49″ westElevation
814 metres (2,671 feet)Open location code
9C5GJ5P9+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 332372523OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Mweelrea” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cnoc Maol Réidh”
- Breton: “Cnoc Maol Réidh”
- Cebuano: “Mweelrea”
- Dutch: “Mweelrea”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مويلريا”
- French: “Mweelrea”
- German: “Mweelrea”
- Irish: “Cnoc Maol Réidh”
- Irish: “Maol Réidh”
- Italian: “Mweelrea”
- Ladin: “Mweelrea”
- Lithuanian: “Milris”
- Lombard: “Cnoc Maol Réidh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Maol Réidh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mweelrea”
- Russian: “Мвилре”
- Russian: “Муилрей”
- Spanish: “Cnoc Maol Reidh”
- Spanish: “Cnoc Maol Réidh”
- Swahili: “Mweelrea”
- Swedish: “Mweelrea”
- Venetian: “Mweelrea”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lugderry and Gubderrynastiggan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lugaloughan Lough and Lough Bellawaum.
County Mayo: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Castlebar, Achill Island, Westport, and Knock.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mweelrea”. Photo: Britishfinance, CC BY-SA 4.0.