Stob na Cruaiche | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 739 m (2,425 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
Listing | Graham, Marilyn |
Geography | |
Location | Highland / Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
Parent range | Grampian Mountains |
OS grid | NN363571 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 41 |
Stob na Cruaiche (739 m) is a hill in the Grampian Mountains, Scotland. It lies on the border of Highland and Perthshire, on the northern edge of Rannoch Moor
A very isolated peak, it takes the form of a long ridge that encloses much of the northern side of Rannoch Moor. It can either be reached from Rannoch station or from Black Corries Lodge to the west. [2]
Ben Lui is a mountain in the southern Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 1,130 metres (3,710 ft). Ben Lui is in northeast Argyll and is the highest peak of a mountain chain that includes three other Munros. It has five well-defined ridges radiating out from the summit. Four corries lie between the ridges, including Coire Gaothaich on the northeast side of the mountain.
Bidean nam Bian is the highest peak in a group of mountains south of Glen Coe and north of Glen Etive in the Scottish Highlands. With a height of 1,150 metres (3,770 ft), it is a Munro and the highest point in Argyll. It is a complex mountain with many ridges and subsidiary peaks, one of which, Stob Coire Sgreamhach, is classified as a separate Munro.
Ben Cruachan is a mountain that rises to 1,126 metres (3,694 ft), the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain. It is the high point of a ring of mountains, known as the Cruachan Horseshoe, that surrounds the power station reservoir. The horseshoe includes a further Munro, a Corbett, and several subsidiary summits. "Cruachan!" is the battle cry of Highland clans Campbell and MacIntyre.
Meall a' Bhùiridh (IPA:[ˈmauɫ̪ˈaˈvuːɾʲɪʝ]) is a mountain on the edge of Rannoch Moor in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies near the top of Glen Coe and Glen Etive, overlooking the Kings House Hotel inn and the A82 road. The Glencoe Ski area is located on the northern slopes of the peak.
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Stob Coire a’ Chàirn is a Scottish mountain situated in the Mamores range, 3.5 kilometres north of Kinlochleven. The mountain reaches a height of 981 metres (3218 feet) and is regarded as one of the more modest peaks of the ten Munros in the Mamores, indeed for many years it was not named on OS maps. Despite this, it is situated at a strategically important point and could be said to be the most central of the group with three ridges radiating out to other Munros. The mountains name translates from Gaelic as “Peak of the Corrie of the Cairn”.
Stob Bàn is a mountain situated in the Lochaber region of Highland, Scotland, 16 kilometres east of Fort William. It reaches a height of 977 metres (3205 feet) and lies in a group of hills known as the Grey Corries which includes three other Munros and nine Munro "Tops" along an eight kilometre ridge. The mountain's name translate as “White Peak”, while other sources give the translation as Light Coloured Peak with the hill being covered in light coloured schist scree, in contrast to the rest of the Grey Corries which are made up of grey quartzite scree. The mountain is a prominent conical shape, isolated from the rest of the group and distant from any main roads. It should not be confused with another Munro named Stob Bàn situated in the Mamores.
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Stob Ghabhar is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, part of the Black Mount group. It is a Munro with a height of 1,089.2 metres (3,573 ft). Stob Ghabhar lies nine kilometres (5.6 mi) northwest of Bridge of Orchy and stands on the border of the Argyll and Highland council areas.
Stob a' Choire Odhair is a Scottish mountain situated eight kilometres north west of Bridge of Orchy on the border of the Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas.
Creise is a mountain summit in the Black Mount range, in the Scottish Highlands. It overlooks the northern end of Glen Etive and its height is 1,100 metres (3,600 ft). Creise is one of four Munros in the Black Mount, along with Meall a' Bhuiridh, Stob Ghabhar and Stob a' Choire Odhair. The mountain is a long and flattish ridge, whose highest point was unnamed until 1981. It is popular with cross-country skiers, being near the White Corries ski area from where it is often climbed along with adjoining Meall a' Bhuiridh. The steep and craggy northern buttress, Sròn na Crèise, is well seen from the A82 road road and the Kings House Hotel.
Stob Choire Claurigh is a mountain in Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, with a height of 1,177 metres (3,862 ft). It is part of the Grey Corries, near Ben Nevis, and lies about 16 km (10 mi) east of Fort William. It is described as one of the best ridge walks on the Scottish mainland.
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Stob Coire an Laoigh is a Scottish mountain in The Grey Corries Range, 15 kilometres north east of Kinlochleven.
Sgùrr na h-Ulaidh is a mountain lying to the south of the village of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands. The mountain cannot be seen from the main A82 road as it is hidden behind Aonach Dubh a'Ghlinne.
Beinn na Lap is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies at the northern end of Rannoch Moor, near to Corrour railway station.
Càrn Dearg is a remote mountain in Corrour Forest in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies northeast of Rannoch Moor, overlooking Loch Ossian, on the border of Highland and Perthshire.
Meall nan Eun is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It is located east of Glen Etive in Argyll and Bute.
Stob an Aonaich Mhoir is a remote mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies in Perthshire, on the eastern shore of Loch Ericht.
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