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Gravale

Gravale, seen from above at true elevation

Gravale rises to 719 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the west-southwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lavarney Spout, a spring 0.6 miles away.

The story

Gravale (Irish: Droibhéal, meaning 'difficult passage') at 718 metres (2,356 ft), is the 79th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 98th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Gravale is in the middle sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, in County Wicklow, Ireland. Gravale sits on a north-east to south-west "boggy ridge" that forms the "central spine" of the whole range, which runs from the Sally Gap, to Carrigvore 682 metres (2,238 ft), to Gravale, and after a col to Duff Hill 720 metres (2,360 ft), which is part of the larger massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft). Gravale's prominence of 123 metres (404 ft), does not quality it as a Marilyn, but does rank it the 45th-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, where the minimum prominence threshold for inclusion on the list is 100 metres.

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Wikidata Q3115734, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
719.004 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.12418, -6.35029

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Lavarney Spout: 0.6 mi
  • Source of River Liffey: 3.3 mi
  • Source of Dargle River: 3.8 mi
  • Troman Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Source of Glencree River: 7.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Coronation Plantation Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Oasis Mountain Lodge: 2.8 mi
  • J.B. Malone Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Hampden Bomber Crash 18 April 1941: 4.4 mi
  • Scotch Village: 4.7 mi
Attractions
Artworks
  • Eve: 6.0 mi
  • Reading Ganesh: 6.1 mi
  • The Wisdom Seat: 6.1 mi
  • Philosophic Dung Beetle: 6.1 mi
  • Finger: 6.1 mi
Gardens
  • Walled Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Italian Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 8.1 mi
  • June Blake's Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Hunting Brook: 8.7 mi
Parks
  • Avon Arena: 8.1 mi
  • Peter Finnegan Park: 8.3 mi
  • Slade Valley MTB: 10.1 mi
  • Ballywaltrim Park: 10.2 mi
  • Ballycragh Park: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Coon Beach: 3.9 mi
  • North Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Bray Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Naylor's Cove: 11.9 mi
  • The Cove: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Cliffs: 21
  • Glendalough Crags: 8.1 mi
  • Lover's Leap: 9.2 mi
  • Glanmalure North Crag: 9.7 mi
  • Baravore Valley Lower: 9.9 mi
  • Abseil: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Poplar Square: 14.5 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 14.5 mi
  • Toni's: 15.0 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 18.8 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Gravale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghcleevaunWSW 239°846.681 m2.7 mi
TonelageeSSW 196°815.8 m5.0 mi
Mullaghcleevaun East TopSW 220°795.91 m2.2 mi
KippureNNE 12°757 m3.8 mi
DjouceE 84°725.5 m4.6 mi
SeefinganNNW 348°722.9 m4.8 mi
Duff HillSW 225°720.78 m1.0 mi
Stoney TopSSW 200°713.7 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5920:5921:57
September equinox07:1218:4119:27
December solstice08:3815:0416:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/332372591

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