Tonelagee
Sign in to saveTonelagee (), is at , is the 25th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 33rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. 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. Tonelagee is the third highest peak in Wicklow after Lugnaquilla and Mullaghcleevaun.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Tonelagee
- Mountain.photo
- Glendasan River, Wicklow Mountains.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Tonelagee from the Glendasan River
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 817
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 202
- Mountain.listing
- 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
- Mountain.language
- Irish
- Mountain.translation
- backside to the wind
- Mountain.location
- County Wicklow, Ireland
- Mountain.range
- Wicklow Mountains
- Mountain.map
- island of Ireland
- Mountain.map_relief
- yes
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Ireland
- Mountain.grid_ref_Ireland
- O0850301589
- Mountain.topo
- OSi Discovery 56
- Mountain.type
- Adamellite with microcline phenocrysts
- Mountain.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.
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Tonelagee (), is at , is the 25th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 33rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. 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. Tonelagee is the third highest peak in Wicklow after Lugnaquilla and Mullaghcleevaun.
To the north is the subsidiary summit of Stoney Top , and to the east is another subsidiary summit of Tonelagee NE Top ; between these three summits is the deep "heart-shaped" corrie lake of Lough Ouler.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tonelagee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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