Galtymore
Sign in to saveGaltymore or Galteemore () is a mountain in the province of Munster, Ireland. At , it is one of Ireland's highest mountains, being the 12th-highest on the Arderin list, and 14th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Galtymore has the 4th-highest topographic prominence of any peak in Ireland, which classifies Galtymore as a P600, or "major mountain". It is one of the 13 Irish Munros.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Galtymore
- Mountain.other_name
- Galty Mountains
- Mountain.translation
- 'big hill of the Galtees'
- Mountain.photo
- File:Galtee range aherlow.JPG
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Galtee Mountain range seen from the north, with the summit of Galteemore at its centre
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 917.9
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 898
- Mountain.location
- County Limerick/Tipperary, Ireland
- Mountain.range
- Galty Mountains
- Mountain.map
- island of Ireland
- Mountain.map_relief
- yes
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Mountain.grid_ref_Ireland
- R878237
- Mountain.topo
- OSi Discovery 74
- Mountain.listing
- County top (Limerick and Tipperary), P600, Marilyn, Furth, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
- Mountain.type
- Conglomerate & purple-reddish sandstone, (Slievenamuck Conglomerate Formation)
- Mountain.period
- Devonian
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Black Road Route
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Naming
- Geology
- Geography
- Hill walking
- List of peaks
- Summit
- Folklore
- 1976 air crash
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Galtymore or Galteemore () is a mountain in the province of Munster, Ireland. At , it is one of Ireland's highest mountains, being the 12th-highest on the Arderin list, and 14th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Galtymore has the 4th-highest topographic prominence of any peak in Ireland, which classifies Galtymore as a P600, or "major mountain". It is one of the 13 Irish Munros.
The Galtee mountains are formed from sandstone and shale and contain 24 peaks above . It runs east-west for between counties Tipperary and Limerick; Galtymore is the highest point of both counties. The mountain is accessed by hillwalkers via the 3–4 hour Black Road Route, but is also summited as part of the longer 5–6 hour Circuit of Glencushnabinnia, and the at least 10–hour east-to-west crossing of the entire range, called the Galtee Crossing, which is climbed annually in the Galtee Challenge.