Ben Gorm
- Prominence
- 614 m2,013 ft
- Isolation
- 3.8 km
- Region
- Ireland
- Tonight
- 4°CHeavy rain · Wind 33 km/h S
Ben Gorm is a 700 m (2,297 ft) mountain in Ireland.
All facts
- Elevation
- 700 m · 2,297 ft
- Nearest higher peak
- Barrclashcame (772 m)
- Coordinates
- 53.6246° N, 9.7210° W
Ben Gorm 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6.4 × 6.4 km
Ben Gorm terrain and contours
25 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Ben Gorm elevation profile
West → east through the summit
Ben Gorm weather
Tonight · Heavy rain · 4°C (39°F) · 17.1 mm · Wind 33 km/h S
Ben Gorm forecast for the summit, about 700 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 0 m.
- Tonight4°17.1 mm33 km/h SBase 8°
- Sat5°9°22.8 mm59 km/h WBase 9 / 14°
- Sun4°6°6.8 mm49 km/h NWBase 8 / 10°
- Mon5°11°56.1 mm42 km/h SWBase 9 / 15°
- Tue5°5°8.4 mm34 km/h WBase 9 / 9°
- Wed6°9°1.4 mm20 km/h WBase 11 / 13°
- Thu6°8°13.8 mm29 km/h SEBase 10 / 12°
- Fri1°7°7.1 mm11 km/h NBase 5 / 12°
- Sat0°5°3.1 mm18 km/h NWBase 4 / 9°
- Sun0°5°1.2 mm17 km/h NWBase 4 / 9°
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.
Camping & parking near Ben Gorm
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Ben Gorm, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
2.3 km W
Slope
Share of the 6.4 × 6.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 51% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 14.0% of the 41 km² view
- Relief in view
- 697 m low point 0 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.2 km; 61 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Yellow Iris3
- White Wagtail2
- Gorse2
- Common bracken2
- Bull Thistle2
- Purple foxglove2
Where Ben Gorm sits
Nearby places
Ben Gorm downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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GIS & GPS
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How accurate is this?
within 10 m This 3D map reads 697 m at the summit; the official height is 700 m.
A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 700 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 697 m | -3 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 693 m | -7 m |
Data sources
- Terrain
- Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-16)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Accuracy comparison, Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)