Aghla More () is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher ...

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrcon ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...

with a height of 581 metres.

Geography

The mountain is the third most southern and fourth highest of the

mountain chain A mountain chain is a row of high mountain summits, a linear sequence of interconnected or related mountains,Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, p 87. . or a contiguous ridge of mountains within a larger ...

, called the ' Seven Sisters' by locals ( Muckish, Crocknalaragagh, Aghla Beg, Ardloughnabrackbaddy, Aghla More,

Mackoght Mackoght or Macoght (), also called Little Errigal or Wee Errigal (), is a tall mountain in County Donegal, Ireland. Geography The mountain is the second most southern and second lowest of the mountain chain called the '' Seven Sisters'' b ...

(also known as 'little Errigal') and

Errigal Errigal () is a mountain near Gweedore in County Donegal, Ireland. It is the tallest peak of the Derryveagh Mountains and the tallest peak in County Donegal. Errigal is also the most southern and the highest of the mountain chain called the ...

. The Seven Sisters are part of the Derryveagh Mountain range.

External links

Aghla More on MountainViews.ie
Mountains and hills of County Donegal {{Donegal-geo-stub