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{{short description|Mountain range in Ireland}}
{{About|the mountains in County Donegal|the mountains in County Kerry|Stack's Mountains}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name               = Blue Stack Mountains
| other_name         = {{langx|ga|na Cruacha Gorma}}
| photo              = Sruell , Croaghgorm - geograph.org.uk - 954646.jpg
| photo_caption      = Binnasruell in the Blue Stack Mountains
| highest            = [[Croaghgorm]]
| elevation_m        = 674
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| coordinates        = {{coord|54|45|27|N|7|58|17|W|region:IE_type:mountain_source:kolossus-nlwiki|display=i}}
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| country            = Ireland
| region_type        = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]]
| region             = [[Ulster]]
| subdivision3_type  = County
| subdivision3       = [[County Donegal|Donegal]]
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| range_coordinates  = {{coord|54.7474|N|8.09321|W|format=dms|display=it}}
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The '''Blue Stack Mountains'''<ref name=pdi>{{cite web|url=http://www.logainm.ie/111035.aspx|title=Blue Stack Mountains|publisher=Placenames Database of Ireland|access-date=2013-03-19}}</ref> or '''Bluestack Mountains''', also called the '''Croaghgorms''' ({{Irish place name|na Cruacha Gorma|the blue stacks}}), are the major mountain range in the south of [[County Donegal]], Ireland. They provide a barrier between the south of the county, such as [[Donegal Town]] and [[Ballyshannon]], and the towns to the north and west such as [[Dungloe]] and [[Letterkenny]]. The road between the two parts of the county goes through the [[Barnesmore Gap]].

The highest mountain in the range is [[Croaghgorm]], which is {{convert|674|m}} high. Nearby summits include Ardnageer ({{cvt|642|m|disp=sqbr}}, Croaghanirwore ({{cvt|548|m|disp=sqbr}}), Croaghbarnes ({{cvt|499|m|disp=sqbr}}), Croaghblane ({{cvt|641|m|disp=sqbr}}), Croaghnageer ({{cvt|571|m|disp=sqbr}}), Croveenananta ({{cvt|476|m|disp=sqbr}}), Gaugin Mountain ({{cvt|565|m|disp=sqbr}}), Lacroagh ({{cvt|403|m|disp=sqbr}}), Lavagh More ({{cvt|671|m|disp=sqbr}}) and Lavagh Beg ({{cvt|650|m|disp=sqbr}}).<ref>[http://mountainviews.ie/mv1/summit/150/ Croaghgorm] MountainViews. Retrieved: 2013-03-19.</ref>  Silver Hill ({{cvt|600|m|disp=sqbr}}), is the smallest mountain in Ireland to meet the 600 m threshold for a Simms classification.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights=145px>
File:Eglish Valley - geograph.org.uk - 1418132.jpg|Eglish Valley
File:Binnasruell, Croaghgorm - geograph.org.uk - 954574.jpg|alt=Binnasruell in the Croaghgorms|Binnasruell
File:Donegal and Sligo from the International Space Station 2013-03-17.jpg|alt=The Blue Stacks from earth orbit|The Blue Stacks from earth orbit (top right)
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Mountains and hills of Ulster|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Mountains and hills of County Donegal]]
[[Category:Gaeltacht places in County Donegal]]


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