Great Sugar Loaf
| Great Sugar Loaf | |
|---|---|
Great Sugar Loaf, from the south | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 501 m (1,644 ft) |
| Prominence | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Listing | Marilyn, Arderin |
| Coordinates | 53°9′18″N 6°9′0″W / 53.15500°N 6.15000°W |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Ó Cualann |
| English translation | lump of Cualu |
| Geography | |
| Location | County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
| OSI/OSNI grid | O2377613088 |
| Topo map | OSi Discovery 56 |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Quartzite bedrock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Red Lane car-park |
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Great Sugar Loaf (Irish: Ó Cualann, meaning 'lump of Cualu') at 501 metres (1,644 ft), is the 404th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, however, being below 600 m it does not rank on the Vandeleur-Lynam or Hewitt scales. The mountain is in the far northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, in Ireland, and overlooks the village of Kilmacanogue. The profile of the mountain means it can be mistaken for a dormant volcano. It owes its distinctive shape, however, to the erosion-resistant metamorphosed deep-sea sedimentary deposit from which its quartzite composition was derived.