Scarr

{{For|the surname|Scarr (surname)}}

{{short description|Mountain in Wicklow, Ireland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Use Irish English|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Scarr Mountain

| other_name = skajar

| photo =Scarr Mountain, Wicklow, Ireland.jpg

| photo_caption = Distinctive peak of Scarr, viewed from the R759 above the Luggala Estate

| elevation_m = 641

| elevation_ref = {{cite web|url=http://mountainviews.ie/summit/210/|title=Scarr|publisher=MountainViews Online Database|accessdate=8 February 2019}}

| prominence_m = 231

| prominence_ref =

| listing = Marilyn, Hewitt, Arderin, Simm, Vandeleur-Lynam

| language = Irish

| translation = sharp rock

| location = County Wicklow, Ireland

| range = Wicklow Mountains

| map = island of Ireland

| map_relief = yes

| map_caption = Location in Ireland

| coordinates = {{coord|53.055277|N|6.311412|W|type:mountain_scale:30000|display=inline,title}}

| grid_ref_Ireland = O1326801828

| topo = OSi Discovery 56

| type = Dark blue-grey slate, phyllite & schist

| easiest_route = Via Oldbridge at Lough Dan

}}

Scarr Mountain {{cite web|url= http://www.mountaineering.ie/_files/Paul%20Tempan%20Irish%20Mountain%20Placenames%20-%20Feb%202012.pdf|title=Irish Hill and Mountain Names|publisher=MountainViews.ie|author=Paul Tempan|date=February 2012}} at {{convert|641|m|ft}}, is the 174th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,{{cite web|url=https://mountainviews.ie/lists/arderin/|title=Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m|publisher=MountainViews Online Database|author=Simon Stewart|date=October 2018}} and the 207th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale.{{cite web|url=https://mountainviews.ie/lists/vandeleur-lynam/?PHPSESSID=6lpes93lcdlq890dprmqqu4dn6|title=Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m|publisher=MountainViews Online Database|author=Simon Stewart|date=October 2018}}Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, {{ISBN|978-1-84889-164-7}} Scarr is situated in the central sector of the Wicklow Mountains range, but off main "central spine" of the range that runs from Kippure in the north, to Lugnaquillia in the south. Scarr lies on its own small massif that includes Scarr North-West Top {{convert|561|m|ft}} and Kanturk {{convert|523|m|ft}};{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/nine-hour-hike-across-six-beautiful-mountains-in-co-wicklow-1.3861968|newspaper=Irish Times|author=Michael Guilfoyle|date=12 June 2019|accessdate=26 July 2019|title=Nine-hour hike across six beautiful mountains in Co Wicklow}} it is bounded by Lough Dan to the east and the Glenmacnass Valley on the west. Scarr's sharp peak gives it a distinctive profile amongst the rounded summits of the Wicklow mountains, and it forms the backdrop to scenic views across the Guinness Estate and Lough Dan.{{cite book | last1 = Dillion | first1 = Paddy | title = The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits | publisher = Cicerone | isbn = 978-1852841102 | year = 1993 |quote=Walk 6: Tonelagee, Scarr}}{{cite book | last1 = Fairbairn | first1 = Helen | title = Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide | publisher = Collins Press | isbn = 978-1848892019 | year = 2014|quote=Route 18: Tonelagee}}