Moanbane | |
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![]() Moanbane (left) andSilsean (right), as seen from theBlessington lakes in the west. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 703 m (2,306 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 108 m (354 ft)[1] |
Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains,Hewitt,Arderin,Simm,Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 53°06′N6°28′W / 53.100°N 6.467°W /53.100; -6.467 |
Naming | |
Native name | Móin Bhán |
English translation | white bog |
Geography | |
Location | County Wicklow, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | O033068[1] |
Topo map | OSiDiscovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite |
Moanbane (Irish:Móin Bhán, meaning 'white bog')[2] at 703 metres (2,306 ft), is the 85th–highest peak inIreland on theArderin scale,[3] and the 106th–highest peak on theVandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Moanbane is in the central sector, at the western edge, of theWicklow Mountains, inCounty Wicklow, Ireland.[6] Moanbane is on a smallmassif alongsideSilsean 698 metres (2,290 ft) which lies between theBlessington lakes (orPoulaphouca Reservoir), and the taller mountain ofMullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft).[7][8][6]
Moanbane'sprominence of 108 metres (354 ft), does not qualify it as aMarilyn, but does rank it the 50th-highest mountain in Ireland on theMountainViews Online Database,100 Highest Irish Mountains, where the minimum prominence threshold for inclusion on the list is 100 metres.[9][5]
Walk 5: Silsean, Moanbane
Listing selection: All summits (531) in list Arderins + Arderin Begs
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