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Dublin/Wicklow Area   Wicklow Mountains Subarea
Maximum height for area: 925 metres,   Summits in area: 89,   Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 49, 50, 55, 56, 61, 62 For all tops   Highest summit: Lugnaquillia, 925m

Summits in area Dublin/Wicklow:
Cupidstown Hill 379m
Dublin Mountains:   Corrig Mountain 617mGlendoo Mountain 586mKippure 757mKnocknagun 555mPrince William's Seat 555mSaggart Hill 395mSeahan 647mSeefin 621mSeefingan 723mTibradden Mountain 467mTwo Rock Mountain 536m
Wicklow Mountains:   Annagh Hill 454mBallinacor Mountain 531mBallinafunshoge 480mBallineddan Mountain 652mBallycumber Hill 431mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mBaltinglass Hill 382mBarranisky 280mBenleagh 689mBlack Hill 602mBrockagh Mountain 557mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 470mCamaderry 698mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCarrick Mountain 381mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCarrigleitrim 408mCarriglineen Mountain 455mCarrigshouk 573mCarrigvore 682mChurch Mountain 544mCloghernagh 800mCollon Hill 238mConavalla 734mCorriebracks 531mCorrigasleggaun 794mCroaghanmoira 664mCroghan Kinsella 606mCushbawn 400mDerrybawn Mountain 474mDjouce 725mDuff Hill 720mFananierin 426mGravale 718mGreat Sugar Loaf 501mKeadeen Mountain 653mKirikee Mountain 474mKnocknacloghoge 534mLakeen 357mLittle Sugar Loaf 342mLobawn 636mLugduff 652mLugduff SE Top 637mLuggala 595mLugnagun 446mLugnaquillia 925mMaulin 570mMoanbane 703mMoneyteige North 427mMullacor 657mMullaghcleevaun 849mMullaghcleevaun East Top 790mMuskeagh Hill 397mPreban Hill 389mScarr 641mSeskin 344mSilsean 698mSleamaine 430mSlieve Maan 550mSlievecorragh 418mSlievefoore 414mSlievemaan 759mSorrel Hill 599mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mStoney Top 714mStookeen 420mTable Mountain 701mTinoran Hill 312mTomaneena 681mTonduff 642mTonelagee 817mTonelagee NE Top 668mTrooperstown Hill 430mWar Hill 686m
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Black Hill Mountain Wicklow County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 602.2m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O04135 09034 This summit has been logged as climbed by 375 members
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Longitude: -6.445303, Latitude: 53.121974 Prominence: 67m,   Isolation: 2.3km
ITM: 704061 709065,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BlckHl, 10 char: Black Hill

Black Hill is the 272nd highest summit in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Black Hill in area Dublin/Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: A curious sign to welcome you to the summit!
 
A Gateway Hill
Short Summary created by march-fixer, Dessie1, wicklore  6 Nov 2012 Black Hill is easily approached either from the well defined track starting at the car park at O04387 10862 (Point A) or from the start of Lodge Lane O01999 10104 (Point B). Depending on your approach, the road leading up from Ballysmuttan Bridge to the Sorrel Hill car park can be potholed. This is a common route to the Sorrel Hill car park. A better approach is from Blessington to the west along the N81.

From the car-park, it is less than 2kms to the top of Black Hill with an ascent of about 150 metres. There is some open bog to cross as the track does not quite reach the summit. As you climb views emerge of the Blessington Lakes below Black Hill to the west. Strangely enough, as you arrive at the summit you are met with a sign telling you that you are leaving the Wicklow Mountains National Park! (The boundaries of the Park are curious, and have to do with private ownership of some hills).

The longer route starts from the the bottom of Lodge Lane and follows the route up The Green Lane onto the summit, however, this is a 2 car linear walk. Along this route there is the standing stone monument to the WWII air-crew that crashed O03334 08965 (Point C).

Black Hill is an obvious route to Mullaghcleevaun which lies just a few kms to the SE. Black Hill is also a common starting point for a Mullaghcleevaun – Carrigvore circuit. Moanbane and Silsean are easily reached from Black Hill. The summit of Black Hill is a typical Wicklow job – fairly featureless flat bog with a few stones at the ‘summit’
Point A: O04387 10862 Point B: O01999 10104 Point C: O03334 08965

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by hillwalkerliam  23 Mar 2010 Only 5+3quarters but climbed black hill today with my daddy I thought it would be hard but was a bit easy this was my 5th hill i like hillwalking and cant wait for my 6th.
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by josvanderlinden  4 Jun 2008 I took a nice panorama photo on the 31th of May of the following mountains (from right to left): Black Hill, Mullaghcleevaun, Mullaghcleevaun East Top, Duff Hill, Gravale, Carrigvore, Tonduff North and Kippure.
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by madfrankie  7 Feb 2005 With its expansive views Black Hill certainly isn't the dullest hill in Wicklow. And it's great for short outings (eg. introducing the novice / unenthusiastic to the great outdoors). That's Sorrell Hill in the background.
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by csd  1 Jun 2003 Although today (June 1st) was allegedly a summer's day, the mist and rain were down. Absent the views, there isn't much remarkable about Black Hill - it's a typical "grassy dome" summit. Even in the mist navigation to the summit is easy. There's a track from the car park most of the way up, and after that peters out, you simply continue heading up the slope. Photo shows the rather forlorn cairn at the summit.
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by csd  1 Jun 2003 Black Hill, viewed from the northern slopes of Moanbane, near the Cock Brook.
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