Silsean, Wicklow Mountains National Park

Name: Silsean
Address: Wicklow Mountains National Park, Ireland

#23 among attractions in Wicklow Mountains National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Silsean at 698 metres, is the 92nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 114th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Silsean is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland. Silsean is on a small massif alongside Moanbane 703 metres which lies between the Blessington lakes, and the major massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres. ()

Elevation: 2290 ftProminence: 141 ftCoordinates: 53°5'31"N, 6°28'25"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Russborough House, Tonelagee, Mullaghcleevaun, Glenealo Valley.

5.2 miNW
Historical place, History museum, Art museum
Russborough House
134 min walk • Russborough House is a house near the Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland. Located between the towns of Blessington and Ballymore Eustace, it is an example of Palladian architecture, designed by Richard Cassels for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown and built between 1741 and 1755.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tonelagee, Wicklow Mountains National Park
117 min walk • Tonelagee at 817 metres, is the 25th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 33rd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mullaghcleevaun, Wicklow Mountains National Park
74 min walk • Mullaghcleevaun at 849 metres, is the 15th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 20th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
6.6 miSE
Park
Glenealo Valley, Wicklow Mountains National Park
168 min walk • Glenealo Valley is a national nature reserve of approximately 4,838 acres located in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is managed by the Irish National Parks & Wildlife Service, part of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Table Mountain, Wicklow Mountains National Park
132 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 miSE
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.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Wicklow Gap, Glendalough
121 min walk • Wicklow Gap is one of the highest Irish mountain passes served by an asphalted road. It is located in County Wicklow, Ireland.
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Conavalla, Wicklow Mountains National Park
138 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.
5.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Church Mountain
137 min walk • Church Mountain, also called Slieve Gad, is the westernmost of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. It is 544 metres high. At the summit are the remains of a large ancient cairn of pagan origin.
4.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Duff Hill, Wicklow Mountains National Park
119 min walk • Duff Hill at 720 metres, is the 78th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 97th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.
6.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sugarloaf
168 min walk • Sugarloaf is a 552 metres peak in west Wicklow, Ireland that lies on the northern edge of the Glen of Imaal. With a prominence of only 14 metres, it is not listed in any of the recognised categories of mountains in Ireland, and is a subsidiary summit of Lobawn 636 metres, to the north.