Moanbane facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Moanbane
Móin Bhán
Moanbane (left) and Silsean (right), as seen from the Blessington lakes in the west.
Highest point
Elevation	703 m (2,306 ft)
Prominence	108 m (354 ft)
Listing	100 Highest Irish Mountains, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam
Naming
English translation	white bog
Language of name	Irish
Geography
Moanbane Location in island of Ireland
Location	Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Parent range	Wicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI grid	O033068
Topo map	OSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain type	Pale grey fine to coarse-grained granite

Moanbane (Irish: Móin Bhán, meaning white bog) at 703 metres (2,306 ft), is the 85th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale, and the 106th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. Moanbane is in the central sector, at the western edge, of the Wicklow Mountains, in Wicklow, Ireland. Moanbane is on a small massif alongside Silsean 698 metres (2,290 ft) which lies between the Blessington lakes (or Poulaphouca Reservoir), and the taller mountain of Mullaghcleevaun 849 metres (2,785 ft).

Moanbane's prominence of 108 metres (354 ft), does not quality it as a Marilyn, but does rank it the 50th-highest mountain in Ireland on the MountainViews Online Database, 100 Highest Irish Mountains, where the minimum prominence threshold for inclusion on the list is 100 metres.