Slieve Meelmore
Mountain in Northern Ireland
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Slieve Meelmore is one of the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland. It rises to 680 m (2230 ft) and is the seventh-highest of the Mournes. To its south is Slieve Meelbeg and to its east is Slieve Bearnagh. The Mourne Wall passes over its summit.
| Slieve Meelmore | |
|---|---|
Slieve Meelmore and its Spellack spur | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 680 m (2,230 ft) |
| Prominence | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Listing | Marilyn |
| Geography | |
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| Location | County Down, Northern Ireland |
| Parent range | Mourne Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | J30580 28689[1] |
Slieve Meelmore is a popular hiking destination and is six miles (ten kilometres) east of the village of Hilltown.[2]
The seventh "Seven"
The mountain is mistakenly referred to as the seventh "Seven" in the annual Mourne Sevens challenge walk. This one-day event requires participating hillwalkers to visit all summits in the Mourne Mountains that are higher than 700 m (2,300 ft). When the event was first organised in 1992, a published map for the area displayed a spot height of 704 m (2,310 ft) at the mountain's summit. In 2004, a participant discovered that the actual spot height is several metres below the required 700 m.[3]
