Maumturks

#557 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Maumturks or Maamturks is a long, broadly-straight mountain range, consisting of weathered quartzite peaks in its central section, located in Connemara in County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The range lies opposite the Twelve Bens, on the other side of the Inagh Valley. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 2303 ftElevation: 2303 ftCoordinates: 53°28'48"N, 9°36'0"W

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Maumturks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castlekirk, Lissoughter, Letterbreckaun, Binn Mhór.

3.7 miE
Forts and castles
Castlekirk
94 min walk • Castlekirk, also called Hen's Castle, is a tower house and National Monument located in Lough Corrib, Ireland.
4.9 miW
Mountain
Lissoughter, Recess
125 min walk • Lissoughter at 401 metres, does not qualify to be an Arderin or a Vandeleur-Lynam, however, its prominence of 336 metres ranks it as a Marilyn.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Letterbreckaun
161 min walk • Letterbreckaun is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 677 metres, it is the second-tallest of the Maumturks, the 129th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 159th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.
1.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Binn Mhór
32 min walk • Binn Mhór is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 661 metres, it is the third-highest of the Maumturks, the 140th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 171st-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Corcogemore
23 min walk • Corcogemore at 609 metres, is the 208th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 253rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
3.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Binn idir an dá Log
101 min walk • Binn idir an Dá Log, sometimes anglicized Benadolug, at 702 metres, is the highest of the Maumturk Mountains in Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is at the middle of the long north-west to south-east central spine of the range.
2.2 miSE
Lake
Lough Shindilla
56 min walk • Lough Shindilla is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
1.9 miS
Lake
Oorid Lough
49 min walk • Oorid Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
3.5 miSE
Lake
Ardderry Lough
88 min walk • Ardderry Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
2.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lackavrea
73 min walk • Lackavrea is a 396-metre isolated mountain in County Galway, Ireland. It is located to the east of the larger Maumturks range, which lies within the Connemara region.
2.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Binn Chaonaigh
73 min walk • Binn Chaonaigh is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At 633 metres, it is the fourth-highest of the Maumturks, the 185th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 223rd-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.