Nephin

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Nephin is a prominent isolated mountain in County Mayo, Ireland, known for its distinctive conical shape and extensive views over the surrounding lakes and coastline.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Nephin canonical 2
Nephin Beg 1
Nephin mountain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain
climate oceanic climate
country Ireland
dominatesLandscapeOf Lough Conn area
elevation 2644 ft
806 m
gridReferenceIreland G108117
hasClimbingRoute eastern slopes from Lahardane side
northern approaches from Lough Conn side
hasShape conical
hasSummitFeature cairn
trig point
IrishName Neifinn
Néifinn
linked to: Neifinn
isIsolated true
isOneOfHighestIn Connacht
County Mayo
isPopularFor hiking
hillwalking
latitude 53.983°N
listing Arderin
Hewitt
Marilyn
Vandeleur-Lynam
locatedIn Connacht
County Mayo
West of Ireland
linked to: Western Ireland
locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Lough Conn
Lough Cullin
longitude 9.317°W
mountainRange Nephin Beg Range
nearestLargeTown Ballina
nearestTown Lahardane
offersViewOf Clew Bay (distant)
Mayo coastline
Nephin Beg mountains
linked to: Nephin Beg Range

surrounding lakes
partOf Nephin Forest and mountain area
linked to: Wild Nephin area
possibleEtymology from Irish for "heavenly" or "sanctuary" (disputed)
prominence 2257 ft
688 m
summitTerrain stony and exposed
surface peaty and grassy slopes
topographicIsolation 31.3 km
viewIncludes Croagh Patrick (distant in clear weather)
Ox Mountains (distant)
linked to: Ox Mountains
visibleFrom large parts of north Mayo

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lough Conn hasNearbyFeature Nephin mountain
linked to: Nephin
Crossmolina nearMountain Nephin
Nephin Beg Range contains Nephin Beg
linked to: Nephin