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Kippure

Kippure rises to 757 m. Mullaghcleevaun stands 847 m to the south-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Spot 538, a peak 1.8 miles away.

The story

Kippure (; Irish: Cipiúr) at 757 metres (2,484 ft), is the 56th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 72nd-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Kippure is situated in the far northern sector of the Wicklow Mountains, where it lies on the border of counties Dublin and Wicklow in Ireland. Kippure is the County Top for Dublin, and its height and positioning over Dublin city have made its summit an important site for transmission masts, which are highly visible from a distance. Kippure's slopes feed into the Liffey Head Bog which forms the source of the River Liffey. The summit can be easily accessed from the east via a path that lies off the R115 (also called the "Military Road") road along the route to the Sally Gap.

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Wikidata Q788078, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
757 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.17814, -6.33188

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation: 2.2 mi
  • Glencree German War Cemetery: 2.3 mi
  • Tibradden House: 5.8 mi
  • Powerscourt House: 6.0 mi
  • Powerscourt Estate: 6.0 mi
Parks
  • Ballycragh Park: 6.6 mi
  • Woodstown Park: 6.6 mi
  • Sean Walsh Park: 6.9 mi
  • Fernhill Park and Gardens: 7.0 mi
  • Killinarden Park: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Coronation Plantation Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Noel Lemass Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • La Touche's Lodge: 3.2 mi
  • Saint Ann's Graveyard: 3.8 mi
  • Saint Santans Church: 3.8 mi
Artworks
  • The Ball Throwers: 6.0 mi
  • Julia's Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Laocoön: 6.0 mi
  • Victory: 6.0 mi
  • Apollo Belvedere: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Walled Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Italian Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 6.2 mi
  • June Blake's Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Fernhill Heritage Garden: 7.0 mi
Springs
  • Source of River Liffey: 2.2 mi
  • Source of Dargle River: 3.2 mi
  • Source of Glencree River: 3.4 mi
  • Saint Ann's Well: 3.9 mi
  • Lavarney Spout: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 30
Nature reserves: 21
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 5
  • Toni's: 11.2 mi
  • Hawk Cliff: 11.5 mi
  • Poplar Square: 13.9 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 19.1 mi
  • Rathbeggan Lakes Angling Centre: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Kippure. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MullaghcleevaunSSW847 m6.0 mi
Mullaghcleevaun East TopSSW796 m5.8 mi
DjouceSE726 m5.0 mi
SeefinganWNW723 m2.0 mi
Duff HillSSW721 m4.7 mi
GravaleSSW719 m3.8 mi
MoanbaneSW703 m7.4 mi
War HillSE685 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:5218:38
June solstice04:5920:5921:57
September equinox07:1118:4119:27
December solstice08:3815:0316:10

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332372556

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