Duff Hill

Duff Hill
Summit viewed from the south
Highest point
Elevation720 m (2,360 ft)
Prominence65 m (213 ft)
ListingHewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates53°07′N 6°22′W / 53.117°N 6.367°W / 53.117; -6.367
Naming
Native nameCnoc Dubh
English translation
black hill
Geography
Duff Hill is located in island of Ireland
Duff Hill
Duff Hill
Location within island of Ireland
LocationCounty Wicklow, Ireland
Parent rangeWicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridO093082
Topo mapOSi Discovery 56
Geology
Granite with microcline phenocrysts

Duff Hill (Irish: An Cnoc Dubh, meaning 'black hill') at 720 metres (2,360 ft), is the 78th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 97th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Duff Hill is in the middle section of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow, and is part of the large massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft), which lies to its south. Gravale, which is 718 metres (2,356 ft) tall, lies to its immediate north.

Bibliography

Summit cairn with the north face of Mullaghcleevaun in background

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Duff Hill". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 15 July 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. ↑ Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  7. ↑ Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. Walk 4: Carrigvore, Gravale, Duff Hill, Mullaghcleevaun East Top, Mullaghcleevaun