Black Rock Mountain, County Wexford
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Black Rock Mountain is in the Blackstairs Mountains
which are located on the Carlow
-Wexford
border.
The Blackstairs are divided into two massifs, to the north Mount Leinster
and to the south Blackstairs Mountain
. Black Rock is the terminal peak of the eastern shoulder of Mount Leinster.
Blackstairs Mountains
The Blackstairs Mountains run roughly north/south along the border between County Carlow and County Wexford in Ireland.-See also:*List of mountains in Ireland...
which are located on the Carlow
County Carlow
County Carlow is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Carlow, which lies on the River Barrow. Carlow County Council is the local authority for the county...
-Wexford
County Wexford
County Wexford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Wexford. In pre-Norman times it was part of the Kingdom of Uí Cheinnselaig, whose capital was at Ferns. Wexford County Council is the local...
border.
The Blackstairs are divided into two massifs, to the north Mount Leinster
Mount Leinster
At 796 metres Mount Leinster is the fifth highest mountain after Lugnaquilla 925m, Mullaghcleevaun 849m, Tonelegee 817m, and Cloghernagh 800m, in the province of Leinster, Ireland. It is the highest of the Blackstairs Mountains at 796 metres...
and to the south Blackstairs Mountain
Blackstairs Mountain
Blackstairs Mountain in southern Leinster, is the second-highest mountain in the Blackstairs Mountains....
. Black Rock is the terminal peak of the eastern shoulder of Mount Leinster.