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Lugnaquilla

Lugnaquilla rises to 925 m. Tonelagee stands 816 m to the north-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is South Prison, a cliff 0.2 miles away.

The story

Lugnaquilla (Irish: Log na Coille, meaning 'hollow of the wood') is the highest of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, rising to 925 metres (3,035 ft). It is also the highest Irish mountain outside of County Kerry, and the highest point in County Wicklow and the province of Leinster. Lugnaquilla overlooks the Glen of Imaal to the west and Glenmalure to the east. Lugnaquilla is also the 11th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list and 13th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.

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Wikidata Q514648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
924.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates52.96715, -6.46463

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Baravore Crusher House: 2.4 mi
  • Baravore Mine Crusher: 2.4 mi
  • Old Resevoir: 2.5 mi
  • Mine Agent's House: 2.5 mi
  • Miner's Cottages: 2.5 mi
Springs
Artworks
  • Black Stack: 9.5 mi
  • Blackbird of Avondale: 10.0 mi
  • Cupid: 12.8 mi
  • The Wisdom Seat: 13.0 mi
  • Separation: 13.1 mi
Parks
  • Parnell National Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
  • Fair Green: 11.5 mi
  • Woodenbridge World War One Memorial Park: 13.4 mi
  • Avon Arena: 13.7 mi
  • Cullen Memorial Park: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 41
Gardens: 36
  • Russborough Walled Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Kilmacurragh Arboretum: 13.4 mi
  • Mount Usher Gardens: 15.2 mi
  • Camphill: 16.3 mi
  • Camphill: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • South Prison: 0.2 mi
  • Goat Bench: 0.2 mi
  • North Prison: 0.3 mi
  • Great Gully Ridge: 1.6 mi
  • Abseil: 1.6 mi
Museums: 17
Beaches: 17
  • Coon Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Brittas Bay: 18.0 mi
  • Furzeditch Beach: 18.3 mi
  • South Beach: 18.3 mi
  • The Cove: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Waterfalls: 10
  • Ballinafunshoge Waterfall: 3.1 mi
  • Carrawaystick Waterfall: 3.2 mi
  • Coolalingo: 4.8 mi
  • Poulanass Waterfall: 5.5 mi
  • Jackson's Falls: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Poplar Square: 19.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Newbridge Town Park: 20.1 mi
  • Courtown Woods Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
  • Kilbrannish Forrest Picnic Site: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Lugnaquilla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TonelageeNNE 30°815.8 m6.9 mi
CloghernaghE 89°800 m1.6 mi
CorrigasleggaunESE 115°794.6 m1.1 mi
SlievemaanWSW 238°759.7 m1.1 mi
CamenabologueN 349°758 m2.6 mi
ConavallaN 9°734 m3.4 mi
CarrawaystickESE 117°728 m2.4 mi
Table MountainNNW 348°701.7 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:5318:39
June solstice05:0120:5921:56
September equinox07:1218:4219:27
December solstice08:3815:0516:12

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1264272199

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