| Church Mountain / Slieve Gad | |
| Other Name: | Sliabh gCod / Sliabh an Chodaigh |
| Elevation M: | 544 |
| Prominence M: | 129 |
| Location: | Wicklow, Republic of Ireland |
| Range: | Wicklow Mountains |
| Map: | island of Ireland |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 53.0533°N -6.5857°W |
| Grid Ref Ireland: | N948012 |
| Topo: | OSi Discovery 56 |
Church Mountain, also called Slieve Gad, is the westernmost of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. It is 544m (1,785feet) high. At the summit are the remains of a large ancient cairn of pagan origin. This cairn was partially destroyed and a small building, apparently a church, was built on it in the Middle Ages. Pilgrims formerly climbed the mountain during the festival of Lughnasa to visit a holy well on the summit.[1]
The mountain lies roughly halfway between Hollywood to the north and Donard to the south.[2]
There is another Church Mountain in Whatcom County, Washington State, USA. It lies in the extreme northwest section of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest north of Mount Baker. The national forest link to the trail on this Church Mountain is http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c4/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gjAwhwtDDw9_AI8zPwhQoY6BdkOyoCAPkATlA!/?ss=110605&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&cid=FSE_003853&navid=091000000000000&pnavid=null&position=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&ttype=main&pname=Mt.%20Baker-Snoqualmie%20National%20Forest-%20Home