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Wolftrap Mountain (Irish: Sliabh Ghaiste na Mac Tíre)[2] is a mountain in counties Laois and Offaly, Ireland. The mountain is 487 metres (1,598 ft) high, making it the third-highest summit in Offaly, the fourth-highest mountain in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and the 602nd-highest summit in Ireland.[1] It is the most northerly summit of the Slieve Bloom range.
Wolftrap Mountain | |
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![]() Trig Pillar in the summit | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 487 m (1,598 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 42[1] m (138 ft) |
Coordinates | 53°06′N 7°35′W / 53.100°N 7.583°W |
Naming | |
Native name | Sliabh Ghaiste na Mac Tíre |
Geography | |
Parent range | Slieve Bloom Mountains |
Topo map | OSi Discovery 54 |
Geology | |
Mountain type | sandstone, grit and claystone |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Slieve Bloom Area - Wolftrap Mountain, mountainviews.ie
- ^ "Sliabh Ghaiste na Mac Tíre/Wolftrap Mountain". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 23 August 2024.