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Slieve Donard (/ ˌ s l iː v ˈ d ɒ n ər d / SLEEV DON-ərd; from Irish Sliabh Dónairt, meaning 'Dónairt's mountain') [4] is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, the highest in Ulster and the seventh-highest in Ireland, [1] [5] with a height of 850 metres (2,790 ft).
A noted definition of an Irish mountain over the lower height threshold of 500 m (1,640 ft), is the Arderins list, but which meets the minimum requirement for a "mountain" with a prominence above 30 m (98 ft), and is an Irish equivalent of the Hewitt (the 207 Arderins over 2,000 ft (610 m) are the 207–209 Irish Hewitts [k]), or the Simm (the ...
This is a list of P600 mountains in Britain and Ireland by height. A P600 is defined as a mountain with a topographic prominence above 600 m (1,969 ft), regardless of elevation or any other merits (e.g. topographic isolation ); this is a similar approach to that of the Marilyn, Simms, HuMP and TuMP British Isle mountain and hill classifications .
Following a fundraising drive in 1993, the National Trust purchased nearly 5.3 km 2 (1,300 acres) of land in the Mournes, which included a part of Slieve Donard (at 850 m (2,790 ft)) and nearby Slieve Commedagh (at 767 m (2,516 ft)), the second-highest mountain in the area. [47]
Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland's highest mountain. The Denis Rankin Round is a long distance hill running challenge around the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. [1] The route is a circuit of over 90 kilometres, with a total climb of over 6,500 metres. [1] The Round must be completed within 24 hours to be considered a success. [1]
Slieve Commedagh (from Irish Sliabh Coimhéadach, meaning 'the guarding/watching mountain') [3] [4] is a mountain with a height of 767 m (2,516 ft) in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the second-highest of the Mourne Mountains , after Slieve Donard , [ 1 ] and the second-highest mountain in Northern Ireland.
The portion of the Mourne Mountains acquired by the Commissioners totals approximately 9,000 acres. It is all mountainland [sic], uninhabited, and a large part of it is rocky and precipitous. It extends from about 330 feet above sea-level to a maximum of 2,796 feet above sea-level, Slieve Donard being the highest mountain within the area. It is ...
Height Location 1 (The tallest mountain in a territory claimed by the UK) Mount Hope: ... Slieve Donard: 850 metres (2,789 ft) Northern Ireland [1] [2] Counties.