Gravale
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Gravale (Irish: Droibhéal, meaning 'difficult passage')[2] at 718 metres (2,356 ft), is the 79th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 98th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Gravale is in the middle sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, in Wicklow, Ireland.[6] Gravale sits on a north-east to south-west "boggy ridge" that forms the "central spine" of the whole range, which runs from the Sally Gap, to Carrigvore 682 metres (2,238 ft), to Gravale, and after a col to Duff Hill 720 metres (2,360 ft), which is part of the larger massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft).[6][7]
Gravale | |
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Droibhéal | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 718 m (2,356 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 123 m (404 ft)[1] |
Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
Coordinates | 53°07′N 6°21′W |
Naming | |
English translation | difficult passage |
Language of name | Irish |
Geography | |
Location | Wicklow, Republic of Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | O1049009420 |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Granite with microcline phenocrysts[1] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | from the Sally Gap, or along the R115 |
Gravale's prominence of 123 metres (404 ft), does not quality it as a Marilyn, but does rank it the 45th-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, where the minimum prominence threshold for inclusion on the list is 100 metres.[8][5]