Corcogemore () at , is the 208th–highest peak in

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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 Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, Corcogemore is located on a small

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that includes Binn Mhór (), and Mullach Glas (); this massif is situated at the far southeastern sector of the long north-west to south-east central spine of the

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mountain range in the

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. Corcogemore is the 8th-highest peak in the Maumturks range, and the most southerly in the range; after Lackavrea, Corcogemore is the 2nd-most easterly Maumturk.

Naming

ga, Corcóg is the Irish name for a "beehive", although it can also mean cone (the shape of a traditional beehive). Cartographer Tim Robinson noted that "the Ordnance Survey has been incorrectly calling this mountain 'Leckavrea' for a hundred and fifty years", with Leckavrea ( ga, Leic Aimhréidh) being a mountain to the east of Corcogemore.

Geography

Corcogemore (l), Mullach Glas (c) & Binn Mhor (r) from the North

Corcogemore 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 Saint Patrick since the 5th-century. To the west, along a high winding ridge across this massif is Mullach Glas , and then Binn Mhór . To the east of Corcogemore, apart from the massif and across the R336 road, which runs through the pass of ga, Mám Aodha, is the isolated Maumturk peak of Lackavrea .

Hill walking

The most straightforward route to the summit Corcogemore is the 5-kilometre 2-3 hour roundtrip route from the R336 road, just after

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 to the Maam Valley Gleann an Mháma (English languag ...

, 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). Corcogemore is also climbed as part of the ''Maamturks Challenge'', a 25-kilometre 10–12 hour walk over the full Maumturks range (from

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), 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

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Mountaineering Club has run the annual "Maamturks Challenge Walk" (MCW), and mans a checkpoint on Corcogemore, which is the first major checkpoint on the Maumturks range.

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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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