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Glencoe Mountain Resort (previously known as The White Corries Ski Centre) is a ski area that operates on the mountain Meall a' Bhuiridh in some of the most dramatic mountain scenery in Scotland. The ski area is located adjacent to the A82 road, 13 miles from the village of Glencoe, Highland , approximately 29 miles south of Fort William and 92 ...
Glenshee Ski Centre is an alpine snowsports area in the Scottish Highlands.It is located above the Cairnwell Pass at the head of Glen Shee on either side of the A93 road between Blairgowrie and Braemar.
The vastness of Rannoch Moor spreads out below, the road to Fort William a distant ribbon beneath the beetling crags of Glencoe. It’s a view on an epic scale rarely found in the British Isles.
Buachaille Etive Mòr lies close to the head of both Glen Coe and Glen Etive, on the edge of Rannoch Moor.. Although named after Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, the national scenic area covers a much wider area of land, as detailed below. [3]
The Aonach Eagach (Scottish Gaelic for 'notched ridge') is a large mountain ridge in the Scottish Highlands, marking the northern edge of Glen Coe.It stretches east–west for several miles and includes two Munro summits: Sgùrr nam Fiannaidh at 967 m (3,175 ft) high, and Meall Dearg at 952 m (3,124 ft) high.
The Glencoe Waterfall is a waterfall in the west highlands of Scotland. It is situated on the A82 between Glen Coe Village and Altnafeadh . [ 1 ] This is where the Allt Lairig Eilde meets the river Coe, and falls approx. 20m into the river.
Coire nan Lochan, a corrie of Bidean nam Bian on the southern side of Glen Coe Glencoe by Hugh William Williams, c. 1825–1829. The glen is U-shaped, formed by an ice age glacier, [9] about 12.5 kilometres (7 + 3 ⁄ 4 mi) long with the floor of the glen being less than 700 metres (3 ⁄ 8 mi) wide, narrowing sharply at the "Pass of Glen Coe".
At the corrie entrance, the top of the path beside the ravine. The path from Glen Coe up beside the gorge into Coire Gabhail is a popular short walk (around 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) each way, ascent 230 metres (750 ft)), the path is rough in places involving use of hands on rock for balance or as a step-up, and crossing a river by stepping stones.