Barrclashcame
Appearance
Barrclashcame | |
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Barr Chlais Céim | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 772 m (2,533 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 707 m (2,320 ft)[1] |
Listing | P600, Hewitt, Marilyn |
Coordinates | 53°39′46″N 9°44′31″W / 53.662731°N 9.741944°W |
Naming | |
English translation | top of Clais Céim |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | County Mayo, Republic of Ireland |
Parent range | Sheeffry Hills |
OSI/OSNI grid | L849695 |
Barrclashcame (from Irish Barr Chlais Céim, meaning 'top of Clais Céim')[1] is a mountain with a height of 772 metres (2,533 ft) in the Sheeffry Hills of County Mayo, Ireland.
Geography
[edit]The mountain is the highest peak of the Sheeffry Hills and stands in the townland of Clashcame, from which it is named.[1]
A short distance to the northwest is the peak called Barrclashcame Northwest or Storikeennageer (580 m)[3] and to the northeast is the peak of Tievummera (762 m).[4]
Barrclashcame overlooks Doo Lough to the southwest and Glenummera to the south, which separate it from the Mweelrea and Ben Gorm mountains.
See also
[edit]- Lists of mountains in Ireland
- List of mountains of the British Isles by height
- 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Barrclashcame". MountainViews.ie. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Clashcame". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ MountainViews.ie - Barrclashcame Northwest
- ^ MountainViews.ie - Tievummera