page_title: Galtymore
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Galtymore / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: The east shoulder of Galtymore summit and the cliffs of its north face
context_page_description: Galtymore or Galteemore, at 917.9 metres, is one of Ireland's highest mountains being the 12th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 14th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. Galtymore has the 4th-highest topographic prominence of any peak in Ireland, which classifies Galtymore as a P600, or "major mountain". It is also one of the 13 Irish Munros.
  Galtymore is the highest of the Galty Mountains, or Galtee Mountains, a 30-kilometre sandstone and shale mountain range with 24 peaks above 100 metres, which runs east-west between counties Tipperary and Limerick; Galtymore is the highest point of both counties. The mountain is accessed by hillwalkers via the 3–4 hour Black Road Route, but is also summited as part of the longer 5–6 hour Circuit of Glencushnabinnia, and the at least 10–hour east-to-west crossing of the entire range, called the Galtee Crossing, which is climbed annually in the Galtee Challenge.
  The mountain and its deep corrie lakes are associated with various Irish folklore tales regarding Saint Patrick and serpents.
context_section_description: The climbing guidebook writer Paddy Dillion said of the range: "the lofty Galty Mountains have forested flanks; and there is much heather, bogs, and steep slopes, but the effort is worth it and Galtymore is a splendid viewpoint".
  The Galty Mountains, or Galtee Mountains, are a broadly straight 30-kilometre (19 mi) east-west grass-covered range with a 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) central ridge section, stretching from Greenane 801 metres (2,628 ft) in the east, to Temple Hill 783 metres (2,569 ft) in the west.  This central ridge section includes the highest peaks of Galtymore 918 metres (3,012 ft), Lyracappul 825 metres (2,707 ft), Carrignabinnia 823 metres (2,700 ft), and Slievecushnabinnia 775 metres (2,543 ft).  Many of the peaks of the central section have a moderate topographical prominence, which means that the central ridge maintains a reasonably sustained height; an attractive feature for hill walkers.
  The 24 peaks of the Galty range with a height above 100 metres (330 ft), and include 13 peaks with a height above 2,000 feet (610 m), and 5 that are classified as Marilyns – being peaks with a prominence above 150 metres (490 ft).  The Galtys are described as Ireland's highest "inland" range.
  Galtymore and Galtybeg sit near the middle of the range and their north faces show evidence of glacial erosion with a number of deep corries, most of which are now occupied by loughs. Between Galtymore and Galtybeg lies Lough Diheen, while Lough Curra lies between Galtymore and Slievecushnabinnia.
  Galtymore is the 460th-highest mountain, and 12th most prominent mountain, in Britain and Ireland, on the Simms classification.  Galtymore is regarded by the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) as one of 34 Furths, which is a mountain above 3,000 ft (914 m) in elevation, and meeting the other SMC criteria for a Munro (e.g. "sufficient separation"), and which are outside (or furth), of Scotland; this is why Carrauntoohil is also referred to as one of the thirteen Irish Munros.  Galtymore's prominence qualifies it as a P600, which classes Galtymore as a "major" mountain in Britain and Ireland.  Galtymore ranks as the 5th-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, where the prominence threshold is 100 metres (330 ft).
caption: Galtymore's eastern summit ridge (centre), and northern cliffs (right)
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