| Kippure | |
|---|---|
 Kippure, southern slopes with the transmission mast visible on the summit | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 757 m (2,484 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 262 m (860 ft)[1] |
| Listing | County Top (Dublin), 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°10′41″N 6°19′55″W / 53.178°N 6.332°W |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Cipiúr |
| English translation | Kippure |
| Geography | |
  Kippure Location in Ireland | |
| Location | Counties Wicklow & South Dublin, Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O1158215455 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Eastern path from the R115 Road (the "Military Road") |
Kippure (/kɪˈpjʊər/; Irish: Cipiúr)[2] at 757 metres (2,484 ft), is the 56th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 72nd-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Kippure is situated in the far northern sector of the Wicklow Mountains, where it lies on the border of counties Dublin and Wicklow in Ireland.[6] Kippure is the County Top for Dublin, and its height and positioning over Dublin city have made its summit an important site for transmission masts, which are highly visible from a distance.[7] Kippure's slopes feed into the Liffey Head Bog which forms the source of the River Liffey.[6][8] The summit can be easily accessed from the east via a path that lies off the R115 (also called the "Military Road") road along the route to the Sally Gap.[8]
- ^ a b c "Kippure". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 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
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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