Turlough Hill
Mountain and hydroelectric plant in Wicklow, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Turlough Hill (Irish: Cnoc an Turlaigh, meaning 'Hill of the Turlach'),[2] also known as Tomaneena (Irish: Tuaim an Aonaigh, meaning 'mound of the assembly/fair'),[1] is a 681-metre-high (2,234 ft) mountain in County Wicklow in Ireland and site of Ireland's only pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant. The power station is owned and operated by the ESB and can generate up to 292 megawatts (392,000 hp) of electricity at times of peak demand.
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Turlough Hill (Cnoc an Turlaigh) | |
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Tomaneena (Tuaim an Aonaigh) | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 681 m (2,234 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 54 m (177 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 53°01′27″N 6°24′59″W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | County Wicklow, Ireland |
Parent range | Wicklow Mountains |
OSI/OSNI grid | T063982 |
Topo map | OSI Discovery No. 56 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Access road to north of summit |
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