Kippure

Kippure
Kippure, southern slopes with the transmission mast visible on the summit
Highest point
Elevation757 m (2,484 ft)[1]
Prominence262 m (860 ft)[1]
ListingCounty Top (Dublin), 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates53°10′41″N 6°19′55″W / 53.178°N 6.332°W / 53.178; -6.332
Naming
Native nameCipiúr
English translationKippure
Geography
Kippure is located in island of Ireland
Kippure
Kippure
Location in Ireland
LocationCounties Wicklow & South Dublin, Ireland
Parent rangeWicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridO1158215455
Topo mapOSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain typePale grey fine to coarse-grained granite[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeEastern 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]

  1. ^ a b c "Kippure". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  4. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
  5. ^ Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Dillon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference helenf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).