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 Wicklow, Ireland, 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]

Duff Hill
Cnoc Dubh
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
Naming
English translation	black hill
Language of name	Irish
Geography
Duff Hill Location in Ireland
Location	Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Parent range	Wicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	O093082[1]
Topo map	OSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain type	Granite with microcline phenocrysts[1]

Bibliography

• Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Ireland's Best Walks: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892118.
• 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.
• Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Duff Hill.

• Wicklow Way
• Wicklow Mountains
• Lists of mountains in Ireland
• List of mountains of the British Isles by height
• List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland

References

External links

• MountainViews: The Irish Mountain Website, Duff Hill
• MountainViews: Irish Online Mountain Database
• The Database of British and Irish Hills , the largest database of British Isles mountains ("DoBIH")
• Hill Bagging UK & Ireland, the searchable interface for the DoBIH

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