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Moanbane

Coordinates: 53°06′N 6°28′W / 53.100°N 6.467°W / 53.100; -6.467
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Moanbane
Móin Bhán
Moanbane (left) and Silsean (right), as seen from the Blessington lakes in the west.
Highest point
Elevation703 m (2,306 ft)[1]
Prominence108 m (354 ft)[1]
Listing100 Highest Irish Mountains, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates53°06′N 6°28′W / 53.100°N 6.467°W / 53.100; -6.467
Naming
English translationwhite bog
Language of nameIrish
Geography
Moanbane is located in island of Ireland
Moanbane
Moanbane
Location in Ireland
LocationWicklow, Republic of Ireland
Parent rangeWicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridO033068[1]
Topo mapOSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain typePale 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 in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 106th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Moanbane is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland.[6] Moanbane is on a small massif alongside Silsean 698 metres (2,290 ft) which lies between the Blessington lakes (or Poulaphouca Reservoir), and the taller mountain of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft).[7][8][6]

Moanbane's prominence of 108 metres (354 ft), does not qualify it as a Marilyn, but does rank it the 50th-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, where the minimum prominence threshold for inclusion on the list is 100 metres.[9][5]

Bibliography

  • Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  • Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118.
  • MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
  • Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Moanbane". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  4. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
  5. ^ a b Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
  6. ^ a b Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. Walk 5: Silsean, Moanbane
  7. ^ Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  8. ^ Simon Stewart (2018). "Arderins + Arderin Begs: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 15+m". MountainViews. Listing selection: All summits (531) in list Arderins + Arderin Begs
  9. ^ "Irish Highest 100: The highest 100 Irish mountains with a prominence of +100m". MountainViews Online Database. September 2018.

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