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A Scottish mountain over 3,000 feet (910 m) is referred to as a Munro, of which there are 282. As of 2019, hundreds of thousands of people visit mountains in Scotland every winter [2] and about 130,000 climb to the summit of Ben Nevis every year. [1]
This is a list of the 100 highest mountains in Scotland by elevation. List of 100 highest mountains in Scotland ...
Ben Nevis is the highest Munro and highest mountain in Britain. A Munro (listen ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Rothach [1]) is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement.
A Munro mountain, Schiehallion is popular with walkers due to its accessibility, ease of ascent and views from its summit. An estimated 17,500 to 20,000 walkers made the ascent in 2000. [9] Most walkers start from the Forestry and Land Scotland car park at Brae of Foss, which lies just outside the boundary of the John Muir Trust estate. The ...
Black Mount (also Blackmount) is a mountain range located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated between Glen Orchy and Glen Coe. Its four Munros include Stob Ghabhar, Stob a' Choire Odhair, Creise and Meall a' Bhuiridh. [1] The hills of Ben Inverveigh and Meall Tairbh are located between Black Mount and the Bridge of Orchy. [2]
This list was downloaded from the Database of British and Irish Hills ("DoBIH") on 31 October 2024, and are peaks the DoBIH marks as being Munros ("M"). [e] [14] The SMC updates its list of official Munros from time to time, and the DoBIH also updates its measurements as new surveys are recorded, so these tables should not be amended or updated unless the entire DoBIH data is re-downloaded.
Its pyramidal shape, as seen from the northeast, makes it one of the most recognisable mountains in Scotland, and one of the most depicted on postcards and calendars. Buachaille Etive Mòr is a large ridge nearly five miles (8 km) long, almost entirely encircled by the River Etive and its tributary the River Coupall. The ridge contains four ...
Pages in category "Lists of mountains and hills of Scotland" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *