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Conavalla

Conavalla rises to 734 m. Lugnaquilla stands 925 m to the south, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Provost Crash Site - March 7th 1957, a historic site 0.8 miles away.

The story

Conavalla (Irish: Ceann an Bhealaigh, meaning 'head of the road or pass') at 734 metres (2,408 ft), is the 69th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 85th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. The summit of Conavalla sits just off the main "central spine" of the Wicklow Mountains, as it runs from Kippure in the north, to Lugnaquillia in the south. Conavalla's large massif to the north-east is described as a "wet and boggy barren plain" whose various shoulders dominate the head of the Glendalough valley, and the upper east-side of the Glenmalure valley.

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Wikidata Q2991606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
734 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.01510, -6.45144

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Provost Crash Site - March 7th 1957: 0.8 mi
  • Art O'Neill Cross: 1.1 mi
  • Art O'Neill Plaque: 1.4 mi
  • Ballygoneen Mine: 1.9 mi
  • Baravore Crusher House: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Springs
  • Troman Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Lavarney Spout: 8.0 mi
  • Fraughan's Well: 8.5 mi
  • St Bridget's Well: 8.9 mi
  • St. John's Well: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 60
  • Russborough Walled Garden: 9.9 mi
  • June Blake's Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Kilmacurragh Arboretum: 13.9 mi
  • Hunting Brook: 14.2 mi
  • Mount Usher Gardens: 14.4 mi
Artworks
  • Cupid: 10.0 mi
  • Black Stack: 10.1 mi
  • The Wisdom Seat: 10.8 mi
  • Blackbird of Avondale: 10.8 mi
  • Reading Ganesh: 10.8 mi
Parks
  • Fair Green: 10.7 mi
  • Avon Arena: 10.7 mi
  • Parnell National Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
  • Peter Finnegan Park: 11.1 mi
  • Ashford Park: 14.3 mi
Museums: 58
Beaches: 23
  • Coon Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Leamore Strand: 17.9 mi
  • Greystones South Beach: 18.5 mi
  • The Cove: 18.6 mi
  • Furzeditch Beach: 18.6 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 21
  • Baravore Valley Lower: 1.9 mi
  • Abseil: 2.1 mi
  • Abseil: 2.1 mi
  • Great Gully Ridge: 2.1 mi
  • Glendalough Crags: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Poplar Square: 16.6 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 18.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 22.9 mi
  • Toni's: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Conavalla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LugnaquillaS 189°924.7 m3.4 mi
MullaghcleevaunNNE 17°846.681 m6.4 mi
TonelageeNE 47°815.8 m3.9 mi
CloghernaghSSE 163°800 m3.4 mi
Mullaghcleevaun East TopNNE 26°795.91 m6.5 mi
CorrigasleggaunS 174°794.6 m3.8 mi
SlievemaanSSW 201°759.7 m4.2 mi
CamenabologueSW 235°758 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:39
June solstice05:0020:5921:56
September equinox07:1218:4119:27
December solstice08:3815:0516:11

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332372569

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