Wicklow Gap

Wicklow Gap is one of the highest Irish mountain passes served by an asphalted road. It is located in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tonelagee and Camaderry.

Tonelagee

Peak

Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tonelagee, is at 817 metres, 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"…

Camaderry

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Camaderry at 699 metres, is the 90th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 112th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Camaderry is situated in the southern sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, and forms a broad horseshoe around the…

Turlough Hill

Peak

Photo: Albert.white, Public domain.

Turlough Hill, also known as Tomaneena, is a 681-metre-high mountain in County Wicklow in Ireland and site of Ireland's only pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laragh and Annamoe.

Laragh

Village

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Laragh is a small village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It lies at the junction of three roads through the Wicklow Mountains and is primarily known for its proximity to the monastic settlement of Glendalough. Laragh is situated 8 km southeast of Wicklow Gap.

Annamoe

Hamlet

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Annamoe is a village located on the Avonmore river in County Wicklow, Ireland about 32 km south of Dublin. It is on the R755 road between Roundwood and Laragh on the road to Glendalough. Annamoe is situated 10 km east of Wicklow Gap.

Glenmalure

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Glenmalure is a 20-kilometre long U-shaped glacial valley in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Glenmalure is an important base for climbing in the Wicklow mountains, and particularly accessing the massif of Lugnaquilla, and contains one of the earliest An Óige youth hostels in Ireland. Glenmalure is situated 10 km south of Wicklow Gap.

Wicklow Gap

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 473 metres
Description: mountain pass in County Wicklow, Ireland
Categories: mountain pass and landform
Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.04179° or 53° 2′ 30″ north

Longitude

-6.39778° or 6° 23′ 52″ west

Elevation

473 metres (1,552 feet)

Open location code

9C5M2JR2+PV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 31637460

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

GeoNames ID

2960933

Wikidata ID

Q27884639

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“Wicklow Gap” goes by many names.

French: “Wicklow Gap”
Irish: “Bearna Chill Mhantáin”
Italian: “Wicklow Gap”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fair Mountain and Turlough Hill Reservoir.

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