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Record SL-444213 · Wikidata Q3079088 · DOBIH 20275

Great Sugar Loaf

Ó Cualann
HuMP Marilyn
Elevation
501 m
1,644 ft
Prominence
228 m
Isolation
Coordinates
53.1542° N, 6.1505° W
Grid ref
O237130
Great Sugar Loaf
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Description

Wikipedia

Great Sugar Loaf (Irish: Ó Cualann, meaning 'lump of Cualu') at 501 metres (1,644 ft), is the 404th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, however, being below 600 m it does not rank on the Vandeleur-Lynam or Hewitt scales. The mountain is in the far northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, in Ireland, and overlooks the village of Kilmacanogue. The profile of the mountain means it can be mistaken for a dormant volcano. It owes its distinctive shape, however, to the erosion-resistant metamorphosed deep-sea sedimentary deposit from which its quartzite composition was derived.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Sugarlump 323 m N 343° 1.0 km
Long Hill 379 m W 260° 2.2 km
Little Sugar Loaf 342 m NE 60° 2.7 km
Downs Hill 373 m SE 153° 3.4 km