Càrn Mòr Dearg

Coordinates: 56°48′20″N 4°59′15″W / 56.80549°N 4.98744°W / 56.80549; -4.98744
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Càrn Mòr Dearg
Càrn Mòr Dearg: seen from Ben Nevis
Highest point
Elevation1,223 m (4,012 ft)[1]
Prominence165 m (541 ft)
Parent peakBen Nevis
ListingMunro, Marilyn
Naming
English translationGreat red peak
Language of nameGaelic
PronunciationScottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰaːrˠn ˈmoːɾ ˈtʲɛɾɛk]
English approx: kaarn maur jerek
Geography
LocationLochaber, Scotland
OS gridNN177722
Topo mapOS Landranger 41

Càrn Mòr Dearg (1,221 m) is the eighth highest mountain in Scotland. It is situated in the west of Scotland, close to the town of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland. It lies just to the north-west of its much more famous neighbour, Ben Nevis, to which it is linked by the spectacular Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête.

The ascent of Càrn Mòr Dearg from the north (start by golf course), the traverse of the arête, and the scramble up the north side of Ben Nevis make one of the best horse-shoe routes in Scotland.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "walkhighlands Carn Mor Dearg". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. ^ Irvine Butterfield (1986). The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland. London: Diadem Books. p. 98. ISBN 0-906371-71-6.

56°48′20″N 4°59′15″W / 56.80549°N 4.98744°W / 56.80549; -4.98744