Editing Sperrins (section)

==Features==
It has a distinctive [[glacier|glaciated]] landscape. The mountains mostly have rounded summits and the landscape is mainly [[moorland]] and [[blanket bog]]. The [[Glenshane Pass]], part of the A6 [[Belfast]] to [[Derry]] road, is in the mountains and has notoriously bad weather in winter. [[Sawel Mountain]] is the highest peak in the Sperrins, and the seventh highest in [[Northern Ireland]]. Its summit rises to {{convert|678|m|abbr=on}}. Another of the Sperrins,  [[Carntogher]] (464&nbsp;m), towers over the Glenshane Pass.<ref>{{cite web | title=Glenshane Slopes Landscape | work=Environment and Heritage Service | url=http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/landscape/country_landscape/39/39-land.htm | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731141625/http://www.ehsni.gov.uk/landscape/country_landscape/39/39-land.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=2012-07-31 | access-date=2008-06-26 }}</ref>

Geologically, the Sperrins are formed mostly from [[Precambrian]] [[Metamorphic rock|metamorphic rocks]], with some younger [[Ordovician]] igneous rocks in the southern flank of the range. The Mountains are very sparsely populated and provide habitat for a diverse range of birds and mammals. Red fox, Sika Deer, Pine Marten and Red Squirrels are commonly found there alongside Peregrine Falcons, Buzzards and Sparrowhawks. Visiting Golden Eagles from the neighbouring reintroduced Donegal population have been sighted across the range from Strabane to Draperstown although no breeding population has yet been established. The Mountains also provide one of the last refuges of Red Grouse in Northern Ireland.