Camenabologue | |
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![]() Camenabologue in the distance | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 758 m (2,487 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 133 m (436 ft)[1] |
Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains,Hewitt,Arderin,Simm,Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 53°00′19″N6°28′36″W / 53.00528°N 6.47667°W /53.00528; -6.47667 |
Naming | |
Native name | Céim na mBulóg |
English translation | step or pass of the bullocks |
Geography | |
Location | County Wicklow, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | T0232195992 |
Topo map | OSiDiscovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Aphyric granodiorite[1] |
Camenabologue (Irish:Céim na mBulóg, meaning 'step or pass of the bullocks')[2] at 758 metres (2,487 ft), is the 55th–highest peak inIreland on theArderin scale,[3] and the 71st–highest peak on theVandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Camenabologue is situated in the southern section of theWicklow Mountains, and has a subsidiary summit,Camenabologue SE Top 663 metres (2,175 ft).[5] Camenabologue forms a horseshoe on a "boggy"massif, at the head ofGlenmalure, with its neighbours, that includeTable Mountain 702 metres (2,303 ft), andConavalla 734 metres (2,408 ft).[6] Camenabologue also sits on the main "central spine" of the Wicklow Mountains and links to the larger massif ofLugnaquilla 925 metres (3,035 ft), which lies at the southern terminus of the whole range.[5][6]
Camenabologue'sprominence of 133 metres (436 ft) does not qualify it as aMarilyn, but it does rank it as the 31st-highest mountain in Ireland on theMountainViews Online Database,100 Highest Irish Mountains, where the minimum prominence threshold is 100 metres.[7][5]
Walk 10: Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia, Camenabologue East Top, Camenabologue, Table Mountain, Lobawn