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| Mweelrea | |
|---|---|
| Cnoc Maol Réidh | |
 Mweelrea and the corrie lake of Lough Bellawaum, viewed from Ben Lugmore in the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 814 m (2,671 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 779 m (2,556 ft)[1] |
| Listing | County top (Mayo), P600, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°38′14″N 9°49′49″W / 53.63724°N 9.830358°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | smooth bald hill |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Pronunciation | /mwiːlˈreɪ/ |
| Geography | |
  Mweelrea Location of Mweelrea in Ireland | |
| Location | County Mayo, Ireland |
| Parent range | Mweelrea Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | L7898366810 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 37 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type(s) | Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite bedrock[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | "Silver Strand"[2] |
| Normal route | "The Ramp" (Lug More corrie)[3] |
Mweelrea (/mwiːlˈreɪ/; from Irish Cnoc Maol Réidh 'bald hill with the smooth top')[4] is a mountain on the Atlantic coast of County Mayo, Ireland. Rising to 814 metres (2,671 ft), it is the highest mountain in the western province of Connacht, and is noted for its southeastern cliff-lined corries,[5][6] and its views.[7] Mweelrea overlooks Killary Harbour and is at the heart of a "horseshoe-shaped" massif that includes the peaks of Ben Lugmore and Ben Bury.[8][5] The massif is called the Mweelrea Mountains or the Mweelrea Range.[3][6]
Mweelrea is also the 26th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list,[9] and the 34th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.[10][8]
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Dillon53was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Michael Guilfoyle (6 April 2016). "A Walk for the Weekend: the magic of Mweelrea". Irish Times.
My favourite mountain in the world is Mweelrea. From its summit, 16 years ago, I watched the last light of the millennium sink into a hushed Atlantic.
- ^ a b Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.