Belmore Mountain
Local name: Sliabh Bhéal Mór
Located in Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland Coordinates: 54°19′28″ N 7°47′16″ W
- Elevation
- 398 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- NOC Ireland West Airport Knock82 km
- CFN Donegal Airport88 km
About Belmore Mountain
Belmore Mountain is a mountain. Location: Fermanagh and Omagh, Northern Ireland. Elevation: 398 m.
Belmore Mountain (from Irish Sliabh Bhéal Mór , meaning 'big mouth mountain') is a hill in the townland of Gortgall, western County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. With a summit roughly 398 metres (1,306 ft) above sea level, it is the second highest point in Fermanagh, the highest being at Cuilcagh on the Northern Ireland–Republic of Ireland border in the south of the county. The historian John O Donovan (1834) states that the indigenous population called the mountain Bel Mor Muintir Pheodachain .
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At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 322 m
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Belmore Mountain
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 144 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- January (146 mm)
- Driest month
- April (80 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 17° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 5° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 146 | 109 | 115 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 90 | 110 | 117 | 144 | 144 | 140 |
How to get to Belmore Mountain
The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 82 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Belfast, 125 km to the east.
Airports
- Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 82 kmsouthwest
- Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 88 kmnorthwest
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 90 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Belfast Population: 348K 125 kmeast
- Dublin Population: 1M 150 kmsoutheast
- Limerick Population: 102.3K 193 kmsouth
- Cork Population: 224K 274 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 283 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Belmore Mountain
Within 100 km: 199 historic and cultural sites, 702 natural sites, 1,254 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km110 places
- Inishteige Island 12 kmW
- Tuam Island Island 9 kmW
- Upper Lough Erne Lake 19 kmSE
- Ross Lough Lake 5 kmN
25–60 km861 places
- Strandhill Beach Beach 54 kmW
- Station Island Island 32 kmN
- Inishmurray Island 58 kmW
- Inchmore Island 58 kmS
60–100 km1,184 places
- Island Roy Island 96 kmN
- Lisfannon Beach Beach 88 kmN
- Dunmoran Strand Beach 62 kmW
- Reedy Flat Island 87 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Boho Village, Fermanagh and Omagh1.3 km NW
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Drumboy Village, Fermanagh and Omagh3.2 km NE
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Enniskillen City, Fermanagh and Omagh9.8 km E -
Letterbreen Village, Fermanagh and Omagh4.5 km SE
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Blacklion Village, County Cavan6.8 km SW
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Belcoo Village, Fermanagh and Omagh6.2 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lough Macnean Lower Lake, Fermanagh and Omagh5.1 km SW
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Ross Lough Lake, Northern Ireland4.7 km N
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Reyfad Mountain, Fermanagh and Omagh6.3 km NW
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Giants Leap Mountain, County Cavan8.6 km SW
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Cullentragh Mountain, Fermanagh and Omagh7.9 km SW
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Arney River River, Northern Ireland4.2 km S
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Cullen Hill Mountain, Fermanagh and Omagh9.5 km N
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Mullach Leim Mountain, Fermanagh and Omagh10 km S
Sources & licences
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