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County Highpoints

The Irish County Highpoints (27 in list)

This is a list of the highest mountains in each of the traditional counties on the island of Ireland. This type of list is commonly referred to as "The County Highpoint List," often abbreviated as "CHP."

Ireland has 32 traditional counties; however, some counties share the same location as their highest point. For example, Sawel is the highest point in both Derry and Tyrone, while Galtymore serves as the highest point for both Limerick and Tipperary. Because of these overlaps, there are only 27 CHPs in total.

This list offers a great introduction to the challenge of visiting all the summits in Ireland. It will take participants (we call them summiteers) to diverse and sometimes unexpected locations — from peaks such as Knockboy in Cork to less well known spots like Truskmore SE Cairn, which is not a mountain top at all, but remains the highest point in Leitrim.

Overall, this list highlights the varied experiences Irish hillwalking has to offer. Whether you're climbing majestic peaks or visiting less conventional highpoints, you'll encounter the incredible natural diversity of Ireland's landscape. Enjoy the journey!

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1 Antrim Antrim Trostan
Antrim Hills, Cen: Central Antrim Hills		 550 9 67 D17960 23598
2 Armagh Armagh Slieve Gullion
Gullion, SE: Ring of Gullion		 573 29 64 J02476 20331
3 Carlow Wexford Carlow & Wexford Mount Leinster
Blackstairs Mountains, N: Blackstairs North		 794.4 68, EW-B, EW-B2 75 S82656 52533
4 Cavan Fermanagh Cavan & Fermanagh Cuilcagh
Breifne, N: Cuilcagh Mountains		 666 26, 27A 79 H12356 28017
5 Clare Clare Moylussa
East Clare, Cen: Slieve Bernagh		 531.6 58 63 R64844 75928
6 Cork Cork Knockboy
West Cork Mountains, NW: Knockboy		 704.8 85 76 W00482 62058
7 Derry Tyrone Derry & Tyrone Sawel
Sperrin Mountains, NW Cen: Glenelly North West		 678 13 82 H61796 97305
8 Donegal Donegal Errigal
Derryveagh Mountains, Cen: Errigal		 751 1 80 B92825 20778
9 Down Down Slieve Donard
Mourne Mountains, E: Donard		 849 29 77 J35796 27690
10 Dublin Dublin Kippure
Dublin, S: Kippure & Kilbride		 757 56, AWW, EW-DM, EW-WW 57 O11582 15455
11 Galway Galway Benbaun
Twelve Bens, E: Glencorbet		 729 37, EW-CON 91 L78558 53903
12 Kerry Kerry Carrauntoohil
MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Cen: Reeks West		 1038.6 78, EW-R 82 V80363 84421
13 Kildare Kildare Cupidstown Hill
Dublin, S: Saggart		 378.6 50, AWW, EW-DM 34 O00560 20577
14 Kilkenny Kilkenny Brandon Hill
South East Midlands, SE: Brandon Hill		 515 68, EW-B 65 S69702 40268
15 Laois Offaly Laois & Offaly Arderin
Slieve Bloom, S: Arderin		 527 54 54 S23244 98902
16 Leitrim Leitrim Truskmore SE Cairn
Dartry Mountains, N: Truskmore		 631 16 65 G76314 47102
17 Limerick Tipperary Limerick & Tipperary Galtymore
Galty Mountains, Cen: Central Galtys		 917.9 74, EW-G 80 R87846 23788
18 Longford Longford Corn Hill
North East Midlands, W: Drumlish		 278 34 40 N18768 84218
19 Louth Louth Slieve Foye
Cooley Mountains, S: Cooley South		 587 29, 36A, EW-CLY 80 J16902 11934
20 Mayo Mayo Mweelrea
Mweelrea, W: Mweelrea		 814 37, MSW 93 L78983 66810
21 Meath Meath Slieve Na Calliagh
North East Midlands, Cen: Oldcastle		 276 42 58 N58617 77580
22 Monaghan Monaghan Slieve Beagh SE Top
Fermanagh & South Tyrone, S: Slieve Beagh		 373 18 59 H53184 43566
23 Roscommon Roscommon Seltannasaggart SE Slope
Arigna & Bricklieve & Curlew, N: Arigna		 412 26 39 G90396 19542
24 Sligo Sligo Truskmore
Dartry Mountains, N: Truskmore		 647 16 69 G75899 47348
25 Waterford Waterford Knockmealdown
Knockmealdown Mountains, Cen: Central Knockmealdowns		 792.4 74, EW-K 79 S05797 08410
26 Westmeath Westmeath Mullaghmeen
North East Midlands, Cen: Oldcastle		 258 41 52 N46924 79379
27 Wicklow Wicklow Lugnaquilla
Wicklow, W: Cen Lugnaquilla		 924.7 56, AWW, EW-LG 74 T03209 91777
NOTES:
* Visits: There are 27 places in this list, of which you have visited 0 (0%).
* Location: If you enter a home location in Settings (top right) this listing will tell you how far each summit or place is from home. You will need to click Add Distance Column in the Map Options
* Mapsheets: The mapsheet column details paper maps that we are aware of that include any given place. The Irish ones listed above and starting with a digit such as "7" or "87" are OSi-Tailte or OSNI-L&PS 1:50k mapsheets and they are 1, 9, 13, 16, 18, 26, 27A, 29, 34, 36A, 37, 41, 42, 50, 54, 56, 58, 68, 74, 78, 85
The others are AWW: (OS Wicklow Mapping Extent); EW-B: EastWest (Blackstairs (Southern)); EW-B2: EastWest (Blackstairs & Mount Leinster); EW-CLY: EastWest (Cooley); EW-CON: EastWest (Connemara); EW-DM: EastWest (Dublin Mountains); EW-G: EastWest (Galtee); EW-K: EastWest (Knockmealdown); EW-LG: EastWest (Lugnaquillia & Glendalough); EW-R: EastWest (The Reeks); EW-WW: EastWest (Wicklow West); MSW: (OSI Mayo S&W 1:25k);
* Language preference for place names was set to English for this list. Change in Settings, top right.
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