Sugarloaf (West Wicklow)

Sugarloaf is a 552 metres (1,811 ft) peak in west Wicklow, Ireland that lies on the northern edge of the Glen of Imaal. With a prominence of only 14 metres (46 ft), it is not listed in any of the recognised categories of mountains in Ireland, and is a subsidiary summit of Lobawn 636 metres (2,087 ft), to the north.[1]

This article is about the peak in West Wicklow. For the similarly named mountains in East Wicklow, see Great Sugar Loaf and Little Sugar Loaf. For other mountains of the same name, see List of mountains named Sugarloaf.

Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf (l) and Lobawn (r) from the Glen of Imaal in the south
Highest point
Elevation285 m (935 ft) [1]
Prominence14 m (46 ft) [1]
Listingnone
Coordinates53.011092°N 6.558082°W / 53.011092; -6.558082. 
Geography
Sugarloaf
Ireland
LocationWicklow, Ireland
Parent rangeWicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridS968965[1]
Topo mapOSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain typeDark slate-schist, quartzite & coticule[1]
Path from the summit of Lobawn to the summit of the Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf should not be confused with the better known Great Sugar Loaf 501 metres (1,644 ft), and the Little Sugar Loaf 342 metres (1,122 ft) in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains.[2]

Bibliography
  • Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  • MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.

See also

References
  1. "Sugarloaf (West Wicklow)". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.


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