Duff Hill facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Duff Hill |
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| Cnoc Dubh | |
Summit viewed from the south
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Prominence | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Listing | Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam |
| Naming | |
| English translation | black hill |
| Language of name | Irish |
| Geography | |
 Duff Hill
Location in island of Ireland
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| Location | Wicklow, Republic of Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O093082 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Granite with microcline phenocrysts |
Duff Hill (Irish: An Cnoc Dubh, meaning black hill) at 720 metres (2,360 ft), is the 78th-highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 97th-highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Duff Hill is in the middle section of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland, and is part of the large massif of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft), which lies to its south. Gravale, which is 718 metres (2,356 ft) tall, lies to its immediate north.
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