War Hill

War Hill at 686 metres, is the 106th–highest peak in on the Arderin scale, and the 129th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. War Hill is in the far northeastern section of the , in , Ireland.
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Photo: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Djouce and Powerscourt Waterfall.

Peak
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
at 725 metres, is the 74th–highest peak in on the Arderin scale, and the 91st–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. is situated in the northeastern section of the , and dominates the views of the Wicklow Mountains from to .

Waterfall
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second highest waterfall in at 121 metres high, it is located at the base of Glensoulan on the near .

Peak
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, at 570 metres, is the 272nd–highest peak in on the Arderin scale, however, being below 600 m it does not rank on the Vandeleur-Lynam or Hewitt scales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue.

Photo: Schcambo, CC BY 2.5.
is a village in , best known for Powerscourt House, gardens and waterfall. It was created in the 1840s as a planned village for tenants of Powerscourt estate.

Village
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, officially Kilmacanoge, is a village in north , . It is southwest of and is overlooked by mountain. is situated 8 km east of War Hill.

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is a small village in the hills of in Ireland, with a population in 2016 of 948. Its Irish name is An Tóchar, "the causeway" which probably refers to the approaches to the nearby monastic centre of Glendalough; but the main reason to be here is to hike its trails.

War Hill

Latitude
53.14° or 53° 8′ 24″ north
Longitude
-6.25396° or 6° 15′ 14″ west
Elevation
685 metres (2,247 feet)
Open location code
9C5M4PRW+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 332372628
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2960999
Wiki­data ID
Q3566211
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“War Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “War Hill (bukid sa Ireland)”
  • Cebuano: “War Hill”
  • Dutch: “War Hill”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل وار هيل”
  • French: “War Hill”
  • Irish: “Cnoc an Bhairr”
  • Irish: “Cnoc an Bharda”
  • Ladin: “War Hill”
  • Swedish: “War Hill (berg i Irland)”
  • Swedish: “War Hill”

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