Djouce facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Djouce |
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Djouce (l) and White Hill (r).
Note Djouce's boardwalk path on White Hill |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 725 m (2,379 ft) |
| Prominence | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Listing | 100 Highest Irish Mountains, Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Error {{native name}}: an IETF language tag as parameter {{{1}}} is required (help) |
| English translation | 'Fortified height' |
| Pronunciation | jowss |
| Geography | |
 Djouce
Location in island of Ireland
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| Location | Wicklow, Republic of Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O1785810360 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Dark blue-grey slate, phyllite & schist Bedrock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Wicklow Way, from the south (via White Hill / J.B. Malone memorial), or east (via Maulin), on the boarded mountain path |
Djouce (Irish: Dioghais, meaning fortified height) at 725 metres (2,379 ft), is the 74th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 91st–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Djouce is situated in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, and dominates the views of the Wicklow Mountains from Roundwood to Newtownmountkennedy. Djouce is one of a few Irish mountains for which the Irish Office of Public Works (OPW) maintain a boarded mountain trail, using railway sleepers, from its base to a point close to its summit; making the mountain even more accessible to the public, but while also protecting the underlying bog and soil from human erosion. Djouce is popular with hill walkers, and it lies along the 131-kilometre Wicklow Way; on its southern slopes at a senic viewpoint is the J.B. Malone memorial stone, dedicated to the creator of the Wicklow Way.
Geography
The River Dargle rises on the northern flank of the mountain, close to the source of the River Liffey in the Featherbeds; they rise either side of the catchment boundary, the Liffey flowing west and the Dargle flowing east. Powerscourt Waterfall, the highest waterfall in Ireland, lies on its eastern slope.
Djouce overlooks to the west it the highlands around the Sally Gap; to the east the Roundwood / Calary Bog plateau. It also overlooks the corrie lake of Lough Tay to the southwest. It is bounded to the west by the R115; to the south by the R759 and to the west by the R755.
Its southern and eastern flanks are heavily forested, up to and above the 2,000 feet contour, mainly with Sitka spruce plantations. As these trees are clearfelled (when they mature) a policy of the reinstatement of native tree species is being pursued, either through planting or natural regeneration.
The southern 'shoulder' of Djouce is known as White Hill.
Gallery
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Western slope
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Djouce from the southeast
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White Hill
Images for kids
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J.B. Malone memorial stone on Djouce Mountain in County Wicklow.
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Boardwalk leading up to the J.B. Malone memorial stone
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Trig. point on summit
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Northern slopes
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Boardwalk on White Hill
