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Wicklow Area   N Cen: Tonelagee Subarea
Place count in area: 115, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW, EW-DM, EW-LG, EW-WE, EW-WS 
Highest place:
Lugnaquilla, 924.7m
Maximum height for area: 924.7 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres,

Places in area Wicklow:
Cen: Glendalough North:   Brockagh Mountain 556.9mBrockagh Mountain NW Top 549.5mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 471.7mCamaderry East Top 677.3mCamaderry Mountain 698.6mConavalla 734mTomaneena 682.4m
Cen: Glendalough South:   Carriglineen Mountain 456.6mCullentragh Mountain 510mDerrybawn Mountain 476.1mKirikee Mountain 474.5mLugduff 653.2mLugduff SE Top 638mMullacor 660.7mTrooperstown Hill 430m
N Cen: Tonelagee:   Carrignagunneen 561mFair Mountain 571.2mStoney Top 713.7mTonelagee 815.8mTonelagee E Top 668mTonelagee South-East Top 545.8m
NE: Bray & Kilmacanogue:   Bray Head Hill 238.9mCarrigoona Commons East 242mDowns Hill 372.9mGreat Sugar Loaf 501.2mLittle Sugar Loaf 342.4m
NE: Djouce:   Djouce 725.5mKnockree 342.1mMaulin 570mTonduff 642mTonduff East Top 593mWar Hill 684.8mWhite Hill 631.1m
NE: Fancy:   Ballinafunshoge 480mKanturk 527.4mKnocknacloghoge 532.4mLuggala 593.3mRobber's Pass Hill 508.9mScarr 640mScarr North-West Top 559.8mSleamaine 430m
NE: Vartry:   Ballinacorbeg 336mBallycurry 301mDunranhill 342mMount Kennedy 365.9m
NW: Blessington:   Carrigleitrim 408mLugnagun 446.2mSlieveroe 332mSorrel Hill 599.5m
NW: Mullaghcleevaun:   Black Hill 602.2mCarrigshouk 572.5mCarrigvore 682.4mDuff Hill 720.8mGravale 719mMoanbane 703mMullaghcleevaun 846.7mMullaghcleevaun East Top 796mSilsean 698m
S: Aughrim Hills:   Cushbawn 400mKilleagh 249mMoneyteige North 427mPreban Hill 389m
S: Croaghanmoira:   Ballinacor Mountain 529.3mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCroaghanmoira 662.3mCroaghanmoira North Top 579.5mFananierin 426mSlieve Maan 547.8mSlieve Maan North Top 546.1m
S: Croghan Kinsella:   Annagh Hill 454mCroghan Kinsella 606mCroghan Kinsella East Top 562.1mSlievefoore 414m
S: Shillelagh Hills:   Lakeen 357mMonaughrim 206mSeskin 344mStookeen 420m
S: Tinahely Hills:   Ballycumber Hill 429.7mEagle Hill 296mMuskeagh Hill 398.2m
SE: Wicklow South East:   Ballinastraw 284mBallyguile Hill 188mBarranisky 280mCarrick Mountain 381mCollon Hill 238mKilnamanagh Hill 217mWestaston Hill 270m
W: Baltinglass:   Ballyhook Hill 288mBaltinglass Hill 382mCarrig Mountain 571mCarrigeen Hill 298mCloghnagaune 385mCorballis Hill 258mKeadeen Mountain 653mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mTinoran Hill 312m
W: Cen Lugnaquilla:   Ballineddan Mountain 652.3mBenleagh 689mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCloghernagh 800mCorrigasleggaun 794.6mLugnaquilla 924.7mSlievemaan 759.7m
W: Donard:   Brewel Hill 222mChurch Mountain 544mCorriebracks 531mLobawn 636mSlievecorragh 418mSugarloaf 552mTable Mountain 701.7mTable Mountain West Top 563m

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Fair Mountain Mountain Wicklow County in Leinster Province, in Arderin Beg List, Adamellite with microcline phenocrysts Bedrock

Height: 571.2m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O06000 00100
Place visited by 114 members. Recently by: Krzysztof_K, dodser, No1Grumbler, KateLeckie, Kaszmirek78, michaelseaver, NualaB, muddypaws, Ulsterpooka, Arcticaurora, Carolyn105, Alanjm, SenanFoley, Ansarlodge, therealcrow
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Longitude: -6.420398, Latitude: 53.041363 , Easting: 306000, Northing: 200100 Prominence: 18.31m,  Isolation: 1.9km
ITM: 705925 700133,   GPS IDs, 6 char: FrMntn, 10 char: FrMntn
Bedrock type: Adamellite with microcline phenocrysts, (Glendalough Adamellite)

Fair Mountain is the 360th highest place in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Fair Mountain  in area Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: Fair Mountain from the West
 
Flattish spur south of the Wicklow Gap, cliffy to the north.
Short Summary created by simon3, Colin Murphy  5 Jun 2023
Park at the Wicklow Gap. Take the more westerly of the two access roads to Turlough Hill reservoir. Continue up this steepish, tarred road for 1.5km which will bring you above Fair Mountain, lying 1.1km to NW. Leave road and descend to col, losing about 50-70m elevation. The terrain for the crossing to the top is quite treacherous, and you will have to negotiate some forestry, extremely uneven ground, long heather and long grass, peat hags and even in summer tends to be squelchy underfoot. The summit is a distinctive small mound of turf rising up from a broad heathery area, and topped by some rocks. Panoramic views. Return journey 1h45m Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1401/comment/18029/
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Fair Mountain  in area Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: View from Fair Mt towards Turlough Hill
Nice walk, amidst pleasant Mt scenery.
by eamonoc  27 Jun 2015
Climbed Today, 27/6/2014. Started at Carpark Wicklow Gap O 07458 00096 starA, followed the access road towards Turlough Hill reservoir to T 06590 99228 starB, then headed downhill due west for 1.1km to O 05999 00169 starC the fairly obvious high point with a little stone mound indicating this. Fantastic views in all directions. Day was good so continued onto Tomaneena, last time here was about 10yrs ago. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1401/comment/18165/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Fair Mountain  in area Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: Sunrise
 
Nice walk
by ewen  3 Jan 2017
Did this on 3/01/17 starting at Wicklow gap car park and heading up the Turlough access road to 06590 99228 starB . From there it was a quick walk to the top. The bealach between the two hills was frozen but I can see it being very boggy after rain. Returned to the road slightly further North and lower down at 06819970 starD after heading for the edge of some forestry below the road. From there I returned to thecar park. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1401/comment/18783/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Fair Mountain  in area Wicklow, Ireland
Reflection on a mountain
by Colin Murphy  27 Aug 2019
Although the approach to Fair Mountain is anything but fair underfoot, it has the saving grace of splendid views and even has a couple of ponds to the south, not large enough to merit the term 'lough', but adding to the overall scenic nature of the area. This one nicely reflects to rising bulk of Tonelagee to the NE. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1401/comment/20637/
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Picture: Fair Mountain from the West.
 
Spiky forest
by simon3  5 Jun 2023
Fair Mountain has forestry. Not a particularly strange remark for a mountain in Wicklow where much of the uplands are covered in trees. But what makes this place unusual is the almost decorative border of the forest, seen here from nearby ridge White Hill. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1401/comment/23980/
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