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Mullach Glas ( Irish for "grey/green summit") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of
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, Ireland. At , it is the fifth-highest of the Maumturks, the 197th–highest peak in
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on the
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list, and 238th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Mullach Glas is on a
massif A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an ...
that includes
Binn Mhór Binn Mhór ( Irish for "great peak") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At , it is the third-highest of the Maumturks, the 140th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 171st-highest on the Vande ...
() and
Corcogemore Corcogemore () at , is the 208th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 253rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arder ...
(); this massif is at the far southeastern sector of the long north-west to south-east spine of the Maumturks.


Name

Irish academic Paul Tempan records that translates as "grey/green summit", and that the peak has also been called "Shannagirah".


Geography

Mullach Glas lies on a small massif in the southeast sector of the Maumturks range, which is separated from the main range by a deep east–west mountain pass called
Máméan Binn Chaonaigh (Irish language, Irish for "peak of the moss") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At , it is the fourth-highest of the Maumturks, the 185th-highest peak in Ireland on the Lists of mountains in ...
, a site of pilgrimage dedicated to
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since the 5th-century. To the north east is the minor subsidiary peak of Mullach Glas NE Top (), also known as Cruiscín (probably meaning "jug"). To the west is
Binn Mhór Binn Mhór ( Irish for "great peak") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At , it is the third-highest of the Maumturks, the 140th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 171st-highest on the Vande ...
(), the 3rd-highest peak in the Maumturks range, while to the east is
Corcogemore Corcogemore () at , is the 208th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 253rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arder ...
().


Hill walking

The most straightforward route to the summit Mullach Glas is the 10-kilometre 4–5 hour roundtrip route from the pass at Máméan and back; however, because of its positioning on a high ridge of its own small massif, it can also be climbed as an alternative 10-kilometre 4–5 hour route from Corcogemore in the west, across Mullach Glas, to the summit of Binn Mhór, and then finishing down at Máméan (i.e. the route requires two cars). Mullach Glas is also climbed as part of the ''Maamturks Challenge'', a 25-kilometre 10–12 hour walk over the full Maumturks range (from
Maam Cross Maam Cross () is a crossroads in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Shindilla, at the junction of the N59 from Galway to Clifden and the R336 from Galway Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city ...
to
Leenaun Leenaun (), also Leenane, is a village and 1,845 acre townland in County Galway, Ireland, on the southern shore of Killary Harbour and the northern edge of Connemara. Location and geography Leenaun is situated on the junction of the N59 road, an ...
), which is considered one of the "great classic ridge-walks of Ireland", but of "extreme grade" due to the circa 7,600 feet of total ascent. Since 1975, the
University College Galway The University of Galway () is a public university, public research university located in the city of Galway, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The university was founded in 1845 as "Queen's College, Galway". It was known as "University College, Ga ...
Mountaineering Club has run the annual "Maamturks Challenge Walk" (MCW), and mans a checkpoint to the west of Mullach Glas in the
Máméan Binn Chaonaigh (Irish language, Irish for "peak of the moss") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At , it is the fourth-highest of the Maumturks, the 185th-highest peak in Ireland on the Lists of mountains in ...
pass, and to the east of Mullach Glas on the neighbouring peak of Corcogemore.


Gallery

File:Mullach Glas (left) & Binn Mhor (right) from the North.jpg, Mullach Glas (left), and
Binn Mhór Binn Mhór ( Irish for "great peak") is one of the Maumturk Mountains of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. At , it is the third-highest of the Maumturks, the 140th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 171st-highest on the Vande ...
(centre and right), as viewed from the north File:Mullach Glas, Binn Mhor & Binn Ramhar from south flank of Binn Chaonaigh.jpg, Mullach Glas (back left), and Binn Mhór (centre), viewed from Binn Chaonaigh File:Binn Mhor from the summit of Mullach Glas.jpg, Summit of Mullach Glas, looking west to peak of Binn Mhór


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See also

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Twelve Bens The Twelve Bens or Twelve Pins, also called the Benna Beola (), is a mountain range of mostly sharp-peaked quartzite summits and ridges in the Connemara National Park in County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The widest definition of the rang ...
, major range in Connemara *
Mweelrea Mweelrea (; ) is a mountain on the Atlantic coast of County Mayo, Ireland. Rising to , it is the highest mountain in the western province of Connacht, and is noted for its southeastern cliff-lined corries, and its views. Mweelrea overlooks Kill ...
, major range in Killary Harbour *
Lists of mountains in Ireland In these lists of mountains in Ireland, those within Northern Ireland, or on the Republic of Ireland – United Kingdom border, are marked with an asterisk, while the rest are within the Republic of Ireland. Where mountains are ranked by height ...
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Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles The mountains and hills of the British Isles are categorised into various lists based on different combinations of elevation, topographic prominence, prominence, and other criteria such as topographic isolation, isolation. These lists are used f ...
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List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland This is a list of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland by height. Hewitts are defined as "Hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand" feet in height, the general requirement to be called a "mountain" in the British Isl ...


References


External links


The Maamturks Challenge
University College Galway Mountaineering Club
The Maamturks Challenge: Routecard (2015)MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website
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