Sugarloaf (West Wicklow)
Sugarloaf is a 552 metres (1,811 ft) peak in west Wicklow, Ireland that lies on the northern edge of the Glen of Imaal. With a prominence of only 14 metres (46 ft), it is not listed in any of the recognised categories of mountains in Ireland, and is a subsidiary summit of Lobawn 636 metres (2,087 ft), to the north.[1]
Sugarloaf | |
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![]() Sugarloaf (l) and Lobawn (r) from the Glen of Imaal in the south | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 285 m (935 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 14 m (46 ft) [1] |
Listing | none |
Coordinates | 53.011092°N 6.558082°W. |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Sugarloaf Ireland | |
Location | Wicklow, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | S968965[1] |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Dark slate-schist, quartzite & coticule[1] |
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Path from the summit of Lobawn to the summit of the Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf should not be confused with the better known Great Sugar Loaf 501 metres (1,644 ft), and the Little Sugar Loaf 342 metres (1,122 ft) in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains.[2]
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See also
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References
- "Sugarloaf (West Wicklow)". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
External links
- MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Sugarloaf (West Wicklow)
- MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
- The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
- Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH
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