Carrigvore | |
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Carraig Mhór | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 682 m (2,238 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 67 m (220 ft) [1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 53°07′49″N 6°19′24″W / 53.130277°N 6.323459°W |
Naming | |
English translation | big rock |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Wicklow, Republic of Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | O122101 [1] |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Granite with microcline phenocrysts [1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | from the Sally Gap, or along the R115 |
Carrigvore ( Irish: Carraig Mhór, meaning "big rock") [2] at 682 metres (2,238 ft), is the 111th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, [3] and the 134th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. [4] [5] Carrigvore is in the middle section of the Wicklow Mountains, in Ireland, and is part of a large north-east to south-west "boggy ridge" that runs from the Sally Gap to Carrigvore, and then on to Gravale 718 metres (2,356 ft); after a col, the ridge continues south-westwards to meet Duff Hill 720 metres (2,360 ft), which is part of the larger massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft). [6] [7]
Citations
Walk 4: Carrigvore, Gravale, Duff Hill, Mullaghcleevaun East Top, Mullaghcleevaun
Bibliography
Carrigvore | |
---|---|
Carraig Mhór | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 682 m (2,238 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 67 m (220 ft) [1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 53°07′49″N 6°19′24″W / 53.130277°N 6.323459°W |
Naming | |
English translation | big rock |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Wicklow, Republic of Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | O122101 [1] |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Granite with microcline phenocrysts [1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | from the Sally Gap, or along the R115 |
Carrigvore ( Irish: Carraig Mhór, meaning "big rock") [2] at 682 metres (2,238 ft), is the 111th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, [3] and the 134th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. [4] [5] Carrigvore is in the middle section of the Wicklow Mountains, in Ireland, and is part of a large north-east to south-west "boggy ridge" that runs from the Sally Gap to Carrigvore, and then on to Gravale 718 metres (2,356 ft); after a col, the ridge continues south-westwards to meet Duff Hill 720 metres (2,360 ft), which is part of the larger massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft). [6] [7]
Citations
Walk 4: Carrigvore, Gravale, Duff Hill, Mullaghcleevaun East Top, Mullaghcleevaun
Bibliography