Mullacor

Mullacor
Mullaigh Mhór

View from NW
Highest point
Elevation 657[1] m (2,156 ft)
Prominence 102[1]
Coordinates 52°59′6″N 6°22′26″W / 52.98500°N 6.37389°W / 52.98500; -6.37389Coordinates: 52°59′6″N 6°22′26″W / 52.98500°N 6.37389°W / 52.98500; -6.37389
Geography
Mullacor

Location in Ireland

Location Wicklow, Ireland
Parent range Wicklow Mountains
Geology
Mountain type Granite

Mullacor (Irish: Mullaigh Mhór, meaning "Big hilltop"[2]) is a mountain in Wicklow Mountains in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Geography

Summit cairna, with Turlough Hill in the background

Mullacor stands at 657 metres (2,156 ft) making it the 22nd highest mountain in the Wicklow Mountains and the 177th highest in Ireland.[1] Its summit is located on the border of the Wicklow Mountains National Park.

Access to the summit

The wicklow Way leds to a saddle close to the rounded summit of the mountain,[3] which is easily accessible from there.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mullacor". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. "Mullaigh Mhór". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  3. Dillon, Paddy (2013). The Irish Coast to Coast Walk: Dublin to Bray Head. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 56.

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