Slieve Gamph
Local name: Sliabh Gamh
Located in County Sligo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°07′00″ N 8°54′00″ W
- Elevation
- 181 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock24 km
- CFN Donegal Airport109 km
About Slieve Gamph
Slieve Gamph is a mountain. Location: County Sligo, Connacht. Elevation: 181 m.
The Ox Mountains or Slieve Gamph (Irish: Sliabh Gamh, 'storm mountains') are a mountain range in County Sligo on the west coast of Ireland. They are also known as Saint Patrick's Mountains after the saint who built churches on its slopes and left his name to some of its wells.
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Photos of Slieve Gamph
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Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Slieve Gamph
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 147 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (148 mm)
- Driest month
- April (74 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 12° | 9° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 97 | 115 | 74 | 85 | 80 | 76 | 99 | 115 | 142 | 147 | 148 |
How to get to Slieve Gamph
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 24 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 163 km to the south.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 24 kmsouth
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 109 kmnorth
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 153 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 163 kmsouth
- Dublin Population: 1M 196 kmsoutheast
- Belfast Population: 348K 201 kmeast
- Cork Population: 224K 249 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 355 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Slieve Gamph
Within 100 km: 199 historic and cultural sites, 669 natural sites, 1,418 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km193 places
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 20 kmNE
- Annagh Island Island 23 kmW
- Cliff Island Island 24 kmSW
- Castle Island Island 23 kmSW
25–60 km817 places
- Inishlyre Island 59 kmSW
- Strandhill Beach Beach 26 kmNE
- Pig Island Island 59 kmNW
- Island More Island 59 kmSW
60–100 km1,276 places
- Dooniver Strand Beach 69 kmW
- Inishteige Island 65 kmE
- Station Island Island 86 kmNE
- Rutland Island Island 100 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
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Largan Hill Mountain, County Sligo2.5 km SW
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Meenagleragh Mountain, County Sligo3.1 km NE
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Lough Nabrickkeagh Lake, County Sligo3.6 km S
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Loughanaboll Lake, County Sligo3.7 km NE
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Glenree Natural site, County Mayo5 km W
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Cloonacool Mountain, County Sligo4.4 km E
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Lough Talt Lake, County Sligo3.9 km S
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Sources & licences
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