Benleagh

Benleagh stands at 689 metres, while it does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin, but its prominence does allow it to rank as the 125th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lugnaquilla and Conavalla.

Lugnaquilla

Peak

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Lugnaquilla is the highest of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, rising to 925 metres. It is also the highest Irish mountain outside of County Kerry, and the highest point in County Wicklow and the province of Leinster.

Conavalla

Peak

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Conavalla at 734 metres, is the 69th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 85th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. The summit of Conavalla sits just off the main "central spine" of the Wicklow Mountains, as it runs from Kippure in the north, to Lugnaquillia in the south.

Camenabologue

Peak

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Camenabologue at 758 metres, is the 55th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 71st–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Camenabologue is situated in the southern section of the Wicklow Mountains, and has a subsidiary summit, Camenabologue SE Top 663 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenmalure and Rathdangan.

Glenmalure

Village

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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 7 km southeast of Benleagh.

Rathdangan

Village

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Rathdangan is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is in the Electoral Division of Rathdangan, in Civil Parish of Kiltegan, in the Barony of Upper Talbotstown. Rathdangan is situated 10 km southwest of Benleagh.

Benleagh

Type: Peak with an elevation of 689 metres
Description: mountain in Wicklow, Ireland
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: County Wicklow, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.98828° or 52° 59′ 18″ north

Longitude

-6.45374° or 6° 27′ 14″ west

Elevation

689 metres (2,260 feet)

Open location code

9C4MXGQW+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 332372611

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12623169

Wikidata ID

Q2896322

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ladin—“Benleagh” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Benleagh”
Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بينلياج”
French: “Benleagh”
Irish: “Binn Liath”
Ladin: “Benleagh”

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