Lobawn | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 636 m (2,087 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 111[1] |
Listing | Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 53°01′20″N 6°32′38″W / 53.022198°N 6.543872°W. |
Naming | |
Native name | Lúbán |
English translation | "Little Bend" |
Geography | |
Location | County Wicklow, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | S977978[1] |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type(s) | Dark slate-schist, quartzite & coticule[1] |
Lobawn (Irish: Lúbán, meaning 'little bend')[2] at 636 metres (2,087 ft), is the 182nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 219th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Lobawn has a flat boggy summit plateau with a "war department" concrete post to mark the top. Lobawn lies in the west section of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow, Ireland, and has a subsidiary summit called Sugarloaf (West Wicklow) 552 metres (1,811 ft).[6][7] Both Lobawn and the Sugarloaf border the Glen of Imaal, and their summits lie close to the actual boundaries of the Glen of Imaal Military Artillery Firing Range.[8]
Listing selection: All summits (531) in list Arderins + Arderin Begs
Walk 10: Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia, Camenabologue East Top, Camenabologue, Table Mountain, Lobawn