| Croghan Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Croghan, and Croghan East Top, in snow as viewed from Kilcavan, County Wicklow | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 606 m (1,988 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 520 m (1,710 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Hewitt, Marilyn, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Coordinates | 52°48′N 6°19′W / 52.800°N 6.317°W |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh |
| English translation | little stack of Kinsella |
| Geography | |
  Croghan Mountain Location in Ireland | |
| Location | Wicklow/Wexford border, Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | T1309672884 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 62 |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | Basalt and gabbro[1] |
Croghan Mountain, also known as Croghan Kinsella or Croghan Kinshelagh[2] (Irish: Cruachán Uí Chinnsealaigh, meaning 'little stack of the Kinsella family')[3] at 606 metres (1,988 ft), is the 211th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[4] and the 258th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[5][6] Croghan is situated at the far southeastern end of the Wicklow Mountains on the County Wicklow and Wexford border, in Ireland.[6]
- ^ a b c "Crogan Mountain". Peakbagger. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "The Great Wicklow Gold Rush of 1795". wicklowheritage.org. wicklowheritage.org. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7