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Mountain in County Wicklow, Ireland

Duff Hill
Summit viewed from the south
Highest point
Elevation 720 m (2,360 ft)[1]
Prominence 65 m (213 ft)[1]
Listing Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Coordinates 53°07′N 6°22′W / 53.117°N 6.367°W / 53.117; -6.367
Naming
Native name Cnoc Dubh
English translation black hill
Geography
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Location County Wicklow, Ireland
Parent range Wicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid O093082[1]
Topo map OSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain type Granite with microcline phenocrysts[1]

Duff Hill (Irish: An Cnoc Dubh, meaning 'black hill')[2] at 720 metres (2,360 ft), is the 78th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] and the 97th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.[4][5] Duff Hill is in the middle section of the Wicklow Mountains, in County Wicklow, and is part of the large massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft), which lies to its south.[6] Gravale, which is 718 metres (2,356 ft) tall, lies to its immediate north.[7]

Summit cairn with the north face of Mullaghcleevaun in background

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  1. ^ a b c d "Duff Hill". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  4. ^ Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
  5. ^ Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
  6. ^ Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  7. ^ Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. Walk 4: Carrigvore, Gravale, Duff Hill, Mullaghcleevaun East Top, Mullaghcleevaun