Carrigvore

Carrigvore
Carrigvore
	Gravale (highest) with Carrigvore (right) from SE
Highest point
Elevation	682 m (2,238 ft)
Prominence	67 m (220 ft)
Listing	Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates	53°07′49″N 6°19′24″W / 53.130277°N 6.323459°W
Naming
Native name	Carraig Mhór
English translation	big rock
Geography
	Carrigvore Location in Ireland
Location	County Wicklow, Ireland
Parent range	Wicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	O122101
Topo map	OSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain type	Granite with microcline phenocrysts
Climbing
Easiest route	from the Sally Gap, or along the R115

Carrigvore (Irish: Carraig Mhór, meaning 'big rock')^[2] at 682 metres (2,238 ft), is the 111th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,^[3] and the 134th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.^[4]^[5] Carrigvore is in the middle section of the Wicklow Mountains, in Ireland, and is part of a large north-east to south-west "boggy ridge" that runs from the Sally Gap to Carrigvore, and then on to Gravale 718 metres (2,356 ft); after a col, the ridge continues south-westwards to meet Duff Hill 720 metres (2,360 ft), which is part of the larger massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft).^[6]^[7]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Carrigvore". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
^ Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
^ Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
^ Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. Walk 4: Carrigvore, Gravale, Duff Hill, Mullaghcleevaun East Top, Mullaghcleevaun

Bibliography

Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118.
Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.