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{{short description|Mountain range in Connemara, Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
 
{{Use Irish English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox mountain range
| name=Maumturks (Maamturks)
| other_name={{lang-langx|ga|Sléibhte Mhám Toirc}}; pass of the boar
| photo=View south to Knocknahillion from Letterbreckaun.jpg
| photo=Maumturk Mountains.JPG
| photo_caption= Maumturk Mountains,: looking southeastwardssouth from theLetterbreckaun Inagh Valley withtowards Knocknahillion's distinctive "diagonaland stripes"Binn featuringidir inan the centreLog.
| country=Republic of Ireland
| region = [[Connacht]]
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| border=
| length_km=|25 length_orientation=
| length_orientation=North West to South East
| width_km= | width_orientation=
| highest=[[Binn idir an Log]]
| elevation_m=702
| coordinates = {{coord|53.48|-9.60|region:IE_type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| range_coordinates =
| translation = The pass of the boar
| language = [[Irish language]]
| location = [[Connemara]], [[County Galway]], [[Ireland]]
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| normal_route = "Maamturks Challenge"{{efn|name="challenge"}}<ref name="UCG"/>
}}
The '''Maumturks''' or '''Maamturks''' ({{langx|ga|Sléibhte Mhám Toirc}}; mountains of the boar's pass){{efn|name=beola|The direct translation of ''Mhám Toirc'' is "pass of the boar"; there are several "turk" placenames in Connemara.<ref name="peak">{{cite web|url= http://www.mountaineering.ie/_files/Paul%20Tempan%20Irish%20Mountain%20Placenames%20-%20Feb%202012.pdf|title=Irish Hill and Mountain Names|publisher=MountainViews.ie|author=Paul Tempan|date=February 2012}}</ref>}} is a mountain range in [[Connemara]],{{efn|The range is outside the boundary of the Connemara National Park and on private property, but climbing access is granted.}} [[County Galway]], in the west of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. It is a long, broadly-straight range, consisting of weathered [[quartzite]] peaks in its central section. The Maumturks lie east of the [[Twelve Bens]], on the other side of Lough Inagh and the Inagh Valley (a [[Western Way]] route).
 
==Hill walking==
The '''Maumturks''' or '''Maamturks''' ({{lang-ga|Sléibhte Mhám Toirc}}; the mountain of the pass of the boar){{efn|name=beola|The direct translation of ''Mhám Toirc'' is "pass of the boar"; there are several "turk" placenames in Connemara.<ref name="peak">{{cite web|url= http://www.mountaineering.ie/_files/Paul%20Tempan%20Irish%20Mountain%20Placenames%20-%20Feb%202012.pdf|title=Irish Hill and Mountain Names|publisher=MountainViews.ie|author=Paul Tempan|date=February 2012}}</ref>}} is a long broadly-straight mountain range, consisting of weathered quartzite peaks in its central section, located in [[Connemara]]{{efn|The range is outside the boundary of the Connemara National Park and on private property, but climbing access is granted.}} in [[County Galway]], in the west of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. The range lies opposite the [[Twelve Bens]], on the other side of the Inagh Valley (a [[Western Way]] route). The walk of the full range (from [[Maam Cross]] to [[Leenaun]]), is considered one of the "great classic ridge-walks of Ireland",<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Irelands-Best-Walks-Walking-Guides/dp/184889211X|title=Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide (Walking Guides) |author=Helen Fairbairn|publisher=Collins Press|date=30 December 2014|isbn=978-1848892118|quote=Route 35 Maumturks (North), Route 36 Maumturks (South)}}</ref> and since 1975, the [[University College Galway|University of Galway]] Mountaineering Club, has run the annual "Maamturks Challenge", a walk covering the entire 25–kilometre range in a single day.<ref name="UCG">{{cite web|url=http://nuigmc.com/maamturks/about/|title=The Maumturks Challenge|publisher=University College Galway Mountaineering Club|date=2018}}</ref>{{efn|name="challenge"|The entire route covers just under 25 kilometres, 7,600 ft of elevation, and generally takes 10–12 hours for competent hill walkers to complete}} Near the centre of the range in a deep valley is {{lang-langx|ga|Máméan}}, a site of pilgrimage dedicated to [[Saint Patrick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ouririshheritage.org/content/archive/place/miscellaneous-place/mamean-pilgrimage|title=Máméan Pilgrimage|publisher=[[National Museum of Ireland]]|quote=High up the slopes of the Maum Turk Mountains in Connemara there is a natural passage-way known as Máméan (pass of the birds). At the summit of this rugged track you will find an ancient pilgrim site dedicated to St. Patrick.}}</ref>
 
==HighestList pointsof peaks==
The table below lists some of the [[topographic elevation|highest]] [[summit (topography)|major mountain peaks]] of the Maumturk Mountains.<ref name="peak"/>
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:centerleft;"
![[ranking|Rank]]
![[summit (topography)|Mountain peak]]
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|-
| 1
| [[Binn idir an Log]]
| {{convert|702|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Benadolug‡
|-
| 2
| [[Letterbreckaun|LeitirBinn Bhriocáin]]
| {{convert|667|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Letterbreckaun
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| [[Binn Mhór]]
| {{convert|661|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Binn Mhor
| BinnMhor
|-
| 4
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|-
| 5
| [[Mullach Glas]]
| {{convert|622|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Mullach Glas
|-
| 6
| [[An Meall Dubh]]
| {{convert|618|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Leenaun Hill
|-
| 7
| [[Binn Mhairg]]
| {{convert|612|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Binn Mhairg
|-
| 8
| [[Corcogemore|Corcóg]]*
| {{convert|609|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Corcogemore*
|-
| 9
| [[Knocknahillion|Cnoc na hUilleann]]
| {{convert|607|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| Knocknahillion
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(*) Cartographer [[Tim Robinson (cartographer)|Tim Robinson]] notes: "the Ordnance Survey has been incorrectly calling this mountain 'Leckavrea' for a hundred and fifty years." "[[Lackavrea]]" (Ir. Leic Aimhréidh) is the mountain to the east on the other side of Mám Aodha.<ref name="peak"/>
 
[[File:Maumturks_From_BinnChor.jpg|thumb|upright=2.4|The Maumturks range as seen from across the Inagh Valley in the [[Twelve Bens]] range. Letterbreckaun is the most prominent mountain to the left (north), followed by Knocknahillion, and then the large Binn Idir an Dá Log summits and ridge. The range then drops into the valley of Máméan, before rising up to BinnMhorBinn Mhór to the right (south)]]
 
==Rock climbing==
While the Maumturks are not known for rock climbing, the Loch Mhám Ochóige area of the range has rock climbs in the V-Diff to HVS grades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.climbing.ie/index.php/Maamturks|title=Maumturks: Mám Ochóige|publisher=Irish Online Climbing Wiki|quote=Location - The crag is at grid reference L 876 532 near Mám Ochóige one mile from the road. on west flank of col between Knocknahillion and point 2305, below and west of lake on the Maamturk ridge The crag is not too high up and often in the sun.|accessdate=24 July 2019}}</ref>
 
While the Maumturks are not known for rock climbing, the Loch Mhám Ochóige area of the range has rock climbs in the V-Diff to HVS grades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.climbing.ie/index.php/Maamturks|title=Maumturks|publisher=Irish Climbing Wiki|quote=Location - The crag is at grid reference L 876 532 near Mám Ochóige one mile from the road. on west flank of col between Knocknahillion and point 2305, below and west of lake on the Maamturk ridge The crag is not too high up and often in the sun.}}</ref>
 
==Further reading==
 
*{{cite book
| last1 = Lynam
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*[[Mweelrea]], major range in Killary Harbour
*[[Twelve Bens]], major range in Connemara
*[[ListLists of mountains in Ireland]]
*[[Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles]]
 
==Notes==
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==External links==
{{commonscatCommons category|Maumturk Mountains}}
* [http://nuigmc.com/maamturks/about/ The Maamturks Challenge], University College Galway Mountaineering Club
* [https://mountainviews.ie/cms/mv1/node/12 The Maamturks Challenge: Routecard (2015)]
* [https://mountainviews.ie/summit/491/ Mountainview: The Maumturks Range]
* [http://www.simonstewart.ie/Turks/turk.htm The Maumturks Ridge Walk: Illustrated Guide]
 
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