Carrick Mountain
| Carrick Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Carrick from the SW |
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| Elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | County Wicklow,  Ireland |
| Range | Wicklow Mountains |
| Coordinates | 52°58′50″N 6°9′59″W / 52.98056°N 6.16639°WCoordinates: 52°58′50″N 6°9′59″W / 52.98056°N 6.16639°W |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Glenealy village, from southeast |
Carrick Mountain is located in the eastern foothills of the Wicklow Mountains in the Republic of Ireland. Historically it was called Carrigmurrely (1756) and Carrickmacreily (1795).[1] It rises directly above the village of Glenealy on the R752, midway between Rathnew and Rathdrum. The mountain is, bar a few large rocky knolls, completely covered in forest. There is a network of forest roads on the hill, with long straights, steeps slopes, hair-pin bends; the forest roads, with their sand and gravel surfaces, ascend to within 100 m of the summit.
It is a very popular location for car rallying (official and unofficial).
There are some granite outcrops near the summit of Carrick, which have been established as a minor rock-climbing location. About 15 single-pitch routes have been recorded, at all grades up to E2.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ MountainViews.ie
- ^ "Irish Climbing Online Wiki - Carrick Mountain". http://wiki.climbing.ie/index.php/Carrick_Mountain. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ Joe Lyons, ed. (2009), Wicklow: Rock Climbing Guide, Mountaineering Ireland, ISBN 0902940236
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