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Cairn Gorm (Scottish Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm) [4] is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. It is part of the Cairngorms range and wider Grampian Mountains . With a summit elevation of 1,244.8 m (4,084 ft) above sea level , Cairn Gorm is classed as a Munro and is the sixth-highest mountain in the British Isles .
The Lairig Ghru (Scottish Gaelic: Làirig Dhrù) is one of the mountain passes through the Cairngorms of Scotland. The route and mountain pass partially lies on the Mar Lodge Estate. Like many traditional routes, the ends of the route through the Lairig Ghru are like the ends of a frayed rope.
The name Am Monadh Ruadh still lives among the oldest folk of Strath Spey, but long ago, outsiders had replaced it with 'the Cairngorms', on maps and in guide books. — Watson [ 13 ] The English language name for the range is Cairngorms, and is derived from Cairn Gorm , which is prominent in the view of the mountains from Speyside.
The route and ski area are located within the Cairngorms National Park, the largest National Nature Reserve in Britain, located near Aviemore in the Highland area of Scotland. It is a Doppelmayr 120-SSB funicular railway. It is owned by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise and was operated by Cairngorm Mountain Limited until July 2014, when ...
This is a route-map template for the Cairngorm Mountain Railway, a Scottish funicular.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 21:46, 29 October 2010: 1,425 × 1,173 (1.35 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Map of the Cairngorms National Park, UK with the following information shown: *National Park boundary *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirect
The Pass of Drumochter is the main route into the national park from the south. The Cairngorms National Park covers an area of 4,528 km 2 (1,748 sq mi) in the council areas of Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highland, Angus and Perth and Kinross. [1]
The route goes north through the woodland for just over a kilometre until the open hillside is reached, the hill can then be climbed by its SE ridge. [7] As an alternative to the Glen Lyon horseshoe walk, Càrn Gorm can climbed with the adjoining corbett of Beinn Dearg, which lies 2.5 km to the west across the steep sided Dubh Choirein starting ...