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The list of Irish county and provincial high points contains four of Ireland's five Real Munros, and 14 of Ireland's 25 P600 "Major" mountains. Ireland's County High Points is one of 16 sub-lists, which together comprise the complete list of 188 major Irish geographical high points. [5] [1]
A widely used definition of an Irish mountain requires a minimum prominence of 100 metres (328 ft) (e.g. a HuMP), and is the basis for the 100 Highest Irish Mountains. While Irish mountains are ranked according to Irish classifications, they are also ranked on classifications that cover Great Britain and Ireland (e.g. Simms and P600s).
Carrauntoohil, [5] Carrauntoohill or Carrantuohill (/ ˌ k ær ə n ˈ t uː ə l / KARR-ən-TOO-əl; Irish: Corrán Tuathail [ˌkɔɾˠaːn̪ˠ ˈt̪ˠuəhəlʲ], meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at 1,038.6 metres (3,407 feet 6 inches).
Slieve Donard (/ ˌ s l iː v ˈ d ɒ n ər d / SLEEV DON-ərd; from Irish Sliabh Dónairt, meaning 'Dónairt's mountain') [4] is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland, the highest in Ulster, the seventh-highest in Ireland, [1] [5] and 76th highest in the United Kingdom with a height of 850 metres (2,790 ft).
The combination of high peaks and low prominence, means the ridges between the peaks are at a sustained height (e.g. why the prominence is so modest), which has contributed to the popularity of ridge walking in the Reeks, particularly, the Coomloughra Horseshoe, and the MacGillycuddy's Reeks Ridge Walk, and the term, "Ireland's highest mountain ...
Lugnaquilla [4] (Irish: Log na Coille, meaning 'hollow of the wood') [5] is the highest of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, rising to 925 metres (3,035 ft). It is also the highest Irish mountain outside of County Kerry, [6] and the highest point in County Wicklow and the province of Leinster.
Rank District Height (m) Relative height Name Grid reference; 1 Newry, Mourne and Down: 850 822 Slieve Donard: 2 Derry and Strabane: 678 657 Sawel Mountain
At 258 metres (846 ft), the summit of Mullaghmeen is the highest point in County Westmeath, however, it is the lowest county top in Ireland. [1] The soil of Mullaghmeen is limestone, and in 1936 the Department of Agriculture decided it would be suited to the planting of deciduous trees, and created the 400 ha Mullaghmeen Forest, the largest ...