Nephin Beg Range
The Nephin Beg Range or Nephin Mountains[1] is a mountain range in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. The range contains the mountains of Nephin (its highest peak), Nephin Beg, Slieve Carr, Birreencorragh and Corranabinnia/Cushcamcarragh, among others. The range hosts the Nephin forest, a 4,843 hectares forest managed by Coillte.
| Nephin Mountains | |
|---|---|
 Part of the Nephin range from Corranabinnia | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Nephin |
| Elevation | 806 m (2,644 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Provinces of Ireland | Connacht |
The range is in the process of becoming Ireland's first designated wilderness area, a 10-15 year project including remaking forest roads as walking trails and setting up huts for sustainable camping. The wilderness, when finished, will cover 16,000 hectares including a large amount of Ballycroy National Park and Coillte land.
References
- O'Hara, Bernard. Mayo: Aspects of Its Heritage. Archaeological,Historical & Folklore Society, 1982. p.207
External links
- Nephin Beg Mountain Views
Mountains and hills of Connacht | |||||||
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List of mountains in Ireland | |||||||
| Achill Island |  | ||||||
| Dartry Mountains | |||||||
| Maumturks | |||||||
| Mweelrea Mountains | |||||||
| Nephin Range | |||||||
| Ox Mountains | |||||||
| Partry Mountains | |||||||
| Sheeffry Range | |||||||
| Twelve Bens |
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