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Ox Mountains
Sliabh Gamh
View of the Ox Mountains from Knocknarea
Highest point
Peak	Knockalongy
Elevation	544 m (1,785 ft)
Coordinates	54°10′N 8°50′W / 54.167°N 8.833°W / 54.167; -8.833
Geography
Ox Mountains
Country	Ireland
Provinces of Ireland	Connacht

The Ox Mountains or Slieve Gamph (Irish: Sliabh Gamh, 'storm mountains') are a mountain range in County Sligo on the west coast of Ireland. They are also known as Saint Patrick's Mountains after the saint who built churches on its slopes and left his name to some of its wells.

Geography

The highest peak in the Ox Mountains is Knockalongy, which is 544 metres (1,785 ft) high.

The mountains begin immediately southwest of Ballysadare, and run west-southwest for some forty miles to the boundary of County Mayo, where they are continued to the southwest by the Slieve Gamph range, which runs first on the boundary of the two counties, and then into Mayo. The mountains have several summits from 1,200 to 1,800 feet high; and Slieve Gamph reaches 1,363 feet.

Geology

Lead and copper mines were formerly worked in the Ox Mountains, but by 1900, the works had been long since discontinued.

Peaks

References

1. Slieve Gamph or the Ox Mountains. Placenames Database of Ireland.
2. Paul Tempan (May 2019). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
3. The History of Sligo: Town and County Terence O'Rorke, p. 3, 1890.
4. "Ox Mountains". MountainViews. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
5. ^ "Description of County Sligo from Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)". Library Ireland. Retrieved 24 February 2009. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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List of mountains in Ireland
Achill Island	Croaghaun Slievemore
Dartry Mountains	Benbulbin Tievebaun Truskmore
Maumturks	Binn Chaonaigh Binn idir an dá Log Binn Mhór Corcogemore Knocknahillion Lackavrea Leenaun Hill Letterbreckaun Mullach Glas
Mweelrea Mountains	Mweelrea Ben Lugmore
Nephin Range	Nephin Nephin Beg Birreencorragh Corranabinnia Slieve Carr
Ox Mountains	Knockalongy Knocknashee
Partry Mountains	Devilsmother Maumtrasna
Sheeffry Range	Barrclashcame
Benna Beola	Twelve Bens Benbaun Benbrack Benbreen Bencollaghduff Bencorr Bencullagh Benfree Benglenisky Bengower Benlettery Derryclare Muckanaght Others Diamond Hill Tully Mountain Garraun group Benchoona Doughruagh Garraun
Others	Ben Gorm Bricklieve Mountains Croagh Patrick Curlew Mountains Errisbeg Knockmore Knocknarea Lissoughter Seltannasaggart Sliabh an Iarainn Slieve Bawn

• Mountains and hills of County Sligo