Ben Gorm
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″N 9°43′12″W / 53.625°N 9.720°W |
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 of Killary Harbour in County 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 and Doo Lough to the west (which separate it from the Mweelrea Mountains), Glenummera to the north (which separate it from the Sheeffry Hills), and Glendavock to the east.[1]

See also
Media related to Ben Gorm, County Mayo at Wikimedia Commons
- Lists of mountains in Ireland
- Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles
- List of P600 mountains in the British Isles
- List of Marilyns in the British Isles
- List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland
References
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ben Gorm Mountains Area, Ben Gorm. MountainViews.ie.
- ^ "Ben Gorm". Peakbagger.
- ^ "An Bhinn Ghorm/Ben Gorm". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Ben Creggan. MountainViews.ie.
- ^ Ben Creggan South Top. MountainViews.ie.
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