Ben Gorm | |
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An Bhinn Ghorm | |
![]() Ben Gorm from the other side of Killary Harbour | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 612 m (2,008 ft)[2] |
Listing | P600,Marilyn,Hewitt |
Coordinates | 53°37′30″N9°43′12″W / 53.625°N 9.720°W /53.625; -9.720 |
Geography | |
OSI/OSNI grid | L861652 |
Ben Gorm (Irish:An Bhinn Ghorm, meaning 'the blue peak')[3] is a mountain with a height of 700 metres (2,300 ft)[1] on the north side ofKillary Harbour inCounty Mayo,Ireland. The Ben Gorm mountains also includes two other peaks: Ben Creggan/Binn an Charragáin (693 m),[4] and Maul Laur/Meall Láir or Ben Creggan South Top (687 m).[5]
The Ben Gorm group overlooks Killary Harbour to the south, Fin Lough andDoo Lough to the west (which separate it from theMweelrea Mountains), Glenummera to the north (which separate it from theSheeffry Hills), and Glendavock to the east.[1]
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