Mullaghcleevaun
Mullaghcleevaun | |
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Mullach Cliabháin | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 849 m (2,785 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 374 m (1,227 ft)[1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn |
Coordinates | 53°06′13″N 6°24′24″W / 53.103626°N 6.406724°W |
Naming | |
English translation | summit of the cradle/basket |
Language of name | Irish |
Pronunciation | Irish: [ˈmˠʊl̪ˠəx ˈclʲiəwaːnʲ] |
Geography | |
Location | County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | O067070 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Mullaghcleevaun (from Irish Mullach Cliabháin 'summit of the cradle')[3] is a mountain in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.
Geography
At 849 m (2,785 ft) tall, the mountain is the second highest of the Wicklow Mountains and the 20th highest in Ireland.[1]
Mullaghcleevaun is believed to have been named after the rounded depression near the summit, which has a small lake (Lough Cleevaun) inside it.[1] Mullaghcleevaun sits roughly in the middle of the Wicklow Mountains and 3 km west of the Military Road. The massif also includes the summit of Mullaghcleevaun East Top (795 m).[1]
Access to the summit
The most common ascent of the mountain is made via Black Hill from the carpark 3 km uphill from the small hillside town of Lacken. The hills of Wales can be seen on a clear day from the triangulation pillar on the summit.