Lugnaquilla

Lugnaquilla
Lugnaquilla
	Looking into the Fraughan Rock Glen (river) and the summit of Lugnaquilla (back, centre)
Highest point
Elevation	925 m (3,035 ft)
Prominence	905 m (2,969 ft)
Listing	County top (Wicklow), P600, Marilyn, Furth, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates	52°58′02″N 6°27′53″W / 52.96714°N 6.464618°W
Naming
Native name	Log na Coille
English translation	hollow of the wood
Geography
	Lugnaquilla Location in Ireland
Location	County Wicklow, Ireland
Parent range	Wicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	T032917
Topo map	OSI Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain type	Aphyric granodiorite, (Percys Table Granodiorite)
Climbing
Easiest route	Glen of Imaal Route

Lugnaquilla^[4] (Irish: Log na Coille, meaning 'hollow of the wood')^[5] 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,^[6] 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^[7] and 13th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.^[8]

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^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.