| Tonelagee | |
|---|---|
| Tóin le Gaoith | |
 Tonelagee from the Glendasan River | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 817 m (2,680 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 202 m (663 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 5.43 km (3.37 mi)  |
| Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 53°03′13″N 6°22′56″W / 53.053606°N 6.382171°W |
| Naming | |
| English translation | backside to the wind |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
  Tonelagee Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O0850301589 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Adamellite with microcline phenocrysts [1] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From a car park at the top of nearby Glenmacnas Waterfall (on the Sally Gap side) where there are routes to the summit on either side of the lake and stream. |
Tonelagee (Irish: Tóin le Gaoith, meaning 'backside to the wind'),[2] is at 817 metres (2,680 ft), is the 25th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 33rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Tonelagee is situated in the central sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, and sits on the main "central spine" of the range that runs from Kippure in the north, to Lugnaquillia in the south; and in particular, the continuous "central boggy ridge" that runs from the Sally Gap in the north, via Mullaghcleevaun, to Tonelagee.[6] Tonelagee is the third highest peak in Wicklow after Lugnaquilla and Mullaghcleevaun.[7]
To the north is the subsidiary summit of Stoney Top 714 metres (2,343 ft), and to the east is another subsidiary summit of Tonelagee NE Top 668 metres (2,192 ft); between these three summits is the deep "heart-shaped" corrie lake of Lough Ouler.[6][7]
- ^ a b c "Tonelagee". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Tempan, Paul (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
- ^ Stewart, Simon (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
- ^ Stewart, Simon (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 Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.
Walk 6: Tonelagee, Scarr
- ^ a b Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
Route 18: Tonelagee