| Lugnaquilla | |
|---|---|
 Looking into the Fraughan Rock Glen (river) and the summit of Lugnaquilla (back, centre) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 925 m (3,035 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Prominence | 905 m (2,969 ft)[1] |
| Listing | County top (Wicklow), P600, Marilyn, Furth, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 52°58′02″N 6°27′53″W / 52.96714°N 6.464618°W[1] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Log na Coille |
| English translation | hollow of the wood |
| Geography | |
  Lugnaquilla Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | T032917 |
| Topo map | OSI Discovery 56 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type(s) | Aphyric granodiorite, (Percys Table Granodiorite)[1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Glen of Imaal Route |
Lugnaquilla[4] (Irish: Log na Coille, meaning 'hollow of the wood')[5] is the highest of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, rising to 925 metres (3,035 ft). It is also the highest Irish mountain outside of County Kerry,[6] and the highest point in County Wicklow and the province of Leinster. Lugnaquilla overlooks the Glen of Imaal to the west and Glenmalure to the east.
Lugnaquilla is also the 11th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list[7] and 13th-highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.[8]
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- ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.