Slievemaan | |
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Sliabh Meáin | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 759 m (2,490 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 54 m (177 ft) [1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 52°57′32″N 6°29′12″W / 52.958821°N 6.486565°W |
Geography | |
Location | Wicklow, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | T017918 [1] |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Dark slate-schist, quartzite & coticule [1] |
Slievemaan ( Irish: Sliabh Meáin, meaning "Middle mountain") [2] at 759 metres (2,490 ft), is the 54th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, [3] and the 70th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. [4] [5] Slievemaan is situated in the southwen sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla 925 metres (3,035 ft), Wicklow's highest mountain. [6] Slievemaan lies at the southern end of the Glen of Imaal. [6] [7]
To the west of Slievemaan is the subsidiary peak of Ballineddan Mountain 652 metres (2,139 ft), whose prominence of 27 metres (89 ft) qualifies it as a Vandeleur-Lynam. [5]
Slievemann is sometimes confused with the other Wicklow mountain of Slieve Maan which is lower at 548 metres (1,798 ft). [2]
Walk 10: Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia, Camenabologue East Top, Camenabologue
Slievemaan | |
---|---|
Sliabh Meáin | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 759 m (2,490 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 54 m (177 ft) [1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 52°57′32″N 6°29′12″W / 52.958821°N 6.486565°W |
Geography | |
Location | Wicklow, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | T017918 [1] |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Dark slate-schist, quartzite & coticule [1] |
Slievemaan ( Irish: Sliabh Meáin, meaning "Middle mountain") [2] at 759 metres (2,490 ft), is the 54th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, [3] and the 70th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. [4] [5] Slievemaan is situated in the southwen sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, and is part of the large massif of Lugnaquilla 925 metres (3,035 ft), Wicklow's highest mountain. [6] Slievemaan lies at the southern end of the Glen of Imaal. [6] [7]
To the west of Slievemaan is the subsidiary peak of Ballineddan Mountain 652 metres (2,139 ft), whose prominence of 27 metres (89 ft) qualifies it as a Vandeleur-Lynam. [5]
Slievemann is sometimes confused with the other Wicklow mountain of Slieve Maan which is lower at 548 metres (1,798 ft). [2]
Walk 10: Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia, Camenabologue East Top, Camenabologue