Lobawn

#756 among destinations in Ireland

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Lobawn at 636 metres, is the 182nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 219th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Lobawn has a flat boggy summit plateau with a "war department" concrete post to mark the top. Lobawn lies in the west section of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland, and has a subsidiary summit called Sugarloaf 552 metres. Both Lobawn and the Sugarloaf border the Glen of Imaal, and their summits lie close to the actual boundaries of the Glen of Imaal Military Artillery Firing Range. ()

Elevation: 2087 ftCoordinates: 53°1'20"N, 6°32'32"W

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Lobawn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lugnaquilla, Cloghernagh, Wicklow Mountains, Keadeen Mountain.

5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lugnaquilla
127 min walk • Lugnaquilla, at 925 metres, is the 11th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 13th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list, and the highest Irish mountain outside of Kerry.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cloghernagh
157 min walk • Cloghernagh at 800 metres, does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin, but does have the prominence to be the 40th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
5.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wicklow Mountains
130 min walk • The Wicklow Mountains form the largest continuous upland area in the Republic of Ireland. They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow and stretch outside its borders into the counties of Dublin, Wexford and Carlow.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Keadeen Mountain
132 min walk • Keadeen Mountain at 653 metres, is the 152nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 184th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Corrigasleggaun, Wicklow Mountains National Park
152 min walk • Corrigasleggaun at 794 metres, is the 35th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 45th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Camenabologue
76 min walk • Camenabologue at 758 metres, is the 55th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 71st–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Slievemaan
127 min walk • Slievemaan at 759 metres, is the 54th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 70th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
2.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Table Mountain, Wicklow Mountains National Park
65 min walk • Table Mountain is a 702-metre peak in the southern section of the Wicklow Mountains range in Ireland. With a prominence of only 16 metres, it is only listed in a few of the recognised categories of mountains in Ireland; it is the 110th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam Irish scale.
5.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Turlough Hill, Wicklow Mountains National Park
133 min walk • Turlough Hill, also known as Tomaneena, is a 681-metre-high mountain in County Wicklow in Ireland and site of Ireland's only pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant.
4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Benleagh, Wicklow Mountains National Park
111 min walk • Benleagh at 689 metres, does not have the prominence to qualify as an Arderin, but its prominence does allow it to rank as the 125th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Conavalla, Wicklow Mountains National Park
97 min walk • Conavalla at 734 metres, is the 69th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 85th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.