Corcogemore

Corcogemore
Corcóg; Cone or Beehive
Corcogemore from the R336
Highest point
Elevation 609 m (1,998 ft) [1]
Prominence 221 m (725 ft) [1]
Listing Marilyn
Coordinates 53°28′56″N 9°34′43″W / 53.482115°N 9.578483°W / 53.482115; -9.578483Coordinates: 53°28′56″N 9°34′43″W / 53.482115°N 9.578483°W / 53.482115; -9.578483 
Geography
Corcogemore
Location in Ireland
Location Galway, Ireland
Parent range Maumturks
OSI/OSNI grid L952491

Corcogemore or Corcoge More (Irish: Corcóg; Cone or Beehive)[2] is a 609-metre (1,998 ft) mountain in the Maumturks range in Connemara, Ireland. It is the first major summit on the annual "Maamturks Challenge", a walk covering the entire 25-kilometre range of the Maumturks range in a single day.[3]

Corcogemore lies at the bottom southeast end of the Maumturks range, being the most southerly summit and also the second most easterly in the Maamturks area.[1] The R336 passes between Corcogemore and Lackavrea, providing access to both mountains.[1] Cartographer Tim Robinson notes: "the Ordnance Survey has been incorrectly calling this mountain 'Leckavrea' for a hundred and fifty years." Leckavrea (Ir. Leic Aimhréidh) is a mountain to the east.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 MountainViews.ie
  2. 1 2 Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. ↑ "The Maumturks Challenge". University College Galway Mountaineering Club. 2018.
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