Mullaghcleevaun
Mullaghcleevaun rises to 847 m. Tonelagee stands 816 m to the south-southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mullaghcleevaun East Top, a peak 1.0 miles away.
The story
Mullaghcleevaun (Irish: Mullach Cliabháin, meaning 'summit of the cradle/basket') at 849 metres (2,785 ft), is the 15th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 20th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Mullaghcleevaun is in the central sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, in Wicklow, Ireland; it is the 2nd highest peak in Wicklow after Lugnaquilla. Mullaghcleevaun lies on the main "central spine" of the whole range that runs from Kippure in the north, to Lugnaquillia in the south; and in particular, it lies on the continuous "central boggy ridge" that runs from the Sally Gap to Tonelagee. To the east of the main summit of Mullaghcleevaun is Mullaghcleevaun East Top 790 metres (2,590 ft). Below the summit of Mullaghcleevaun lies the corrie lake of Cleevaun Lough, Wicklow's highest natural lake at 686 metres (2,251 ft).
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Wikidata Q2639372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 846.681 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mullaghcleevaun East Top: 1.0 mi
- Barnacullian: 1.4 mi
- Duff Hill: 1.8 mi
- Black Hill: 2.0 mi
- Moanbane: 2.1 mi
- Lavarney Spout: 2.2 mi
- Troman Spring: 3.0 mi
- Source of River Liffey: 6.0 mi
- Source of Dargle River: 6.5 mi
- Saint Patricks Well: 6.9 mi
- Hampden Bomber Crash 18 April 1941: 2.4 mi
- Oasis Mountain Lodge: 2.4 mi
- Land Grabber Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Coronation Plantation Monument: 4.0 mi
- Art O'Neill Plaque: 5.1 mi
- Hollywood Horse and Pony Trekking: 5.5 mi
- Glendalough Round Tower: 7.2 mi
- Glendalough PhotoPost: 7.2 mi
- Glendalough: 7.2 mi
- Artisans Workshops: 7.3 mi
- Avon Arena: 6.7 mi
- Peter Finnegan Park: 7.0 mi
- Slade Valley MTB: 10.6 mi
- Sean Walsh Park: 11.9 mi
- Kiltalown Park: 11.9 mi
- Russborough Walled Garden: 7.0 mi
- June Blake's Garden: 8.3 mi
- Hunting Brook: 8.7 mi
- Walled Garden: 10.6 mi
- Italian Garden: 10.7 mi
- Cupid: 7.2 mi
- Eve: 7.9 mi
- The Wisdom Seat: 7.9 mi
- Reading Ganesh: 7.9 mi
- Philosophic Dung Beetle: 7.9 mi
- Glendalough Visitor Centre: 7.3 mi
- Dwyer McAllister Cottage: 11.8 mi
- Explorium: National Sport and Science Centre: 13.3 mi
- Pearse Museum: 13.4 mi
- Greenan Farm Museum & Maze: 13.6 mi
- Coon Beach: 5.0 mi
- North Beach: 14.4 mi
- Bray Beach: 14.6 mi
- The Cove: 14.6 mi
- Greystones South Beach: 14.7 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Blessington Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Native Woodland Trust: Paddock Hill Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 9.5 mi
- Carrigower Bog: 10.1 mi
- Knocksink Wood: 11.3 mi
- Glenmacnass Waterfall: 4.0 mi
- Poulanass Waterfall: 7.4 mi
- Poulaphuca Waterfall: 7.5 mi
- Jackson's Falls: 8.2 mi
- Trooperstown Falls: 8.5 mi
- Poplar Square: 13.2 mi
- Toni's: 16.8 mi
- Newbridge Town Park: 16.9 mi
- Hawk Cliff: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Mullaghcleevaun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonelagee | SSE 164° | 815.8 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mullaghcleevaun East Top | ESE 105° | 795.91 m | 1.0 mi |
| Camenabologue | SSW 203° | 758 m | 7.4 mi |
| Kippure | NNE 31° | 757 m | 6.0 mi |
| Conavalla | SSW 197° | 734 m | 6.4 mi |
| Djouce | ENE 75° | 725.5 m | 7.2 mi |
| Seefingan | NNE 12° | 722.9 m | 6.3 mi |
| Duff Hill | ENE 66° | 720.78 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:53 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:00 | 20:59 | 21:57 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 15:04 | 16:11 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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