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The Cuillin. The Cuillin is a world famous mountain range on the Isle of Skye and forms part of the MacLeod Estate. Mainly composed of basalt and gabbro, the Black Cuillin derives its name from the dark colour of the gabbro. The summits of the Cuillin are bare rock, jagged in outline and with steep cliffs and deep cut corries and gullies.
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The Grampian Mountains ( Scottish Gaelic: Am Monadh) is one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, that together occupy about half of Scotland. The other two ranges are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands. The Grampian range extends southwest to northeast between the Highland Boundary Fault and the Great Glen.
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Scotland's mountains and hills offer some of the most spectacular sights in the world, and they create the perfect playground for walking, hiking, sightseeing, and enjoying the wilds of our raw Scottish landscapes. Contrary to popular belief, not all our peaks are found in rural and remote locations.
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Cairngorms Coordinates: 57.10°N 03.68°W The Cairngorms ( Scottish Gaelic: Am Monadh Ruadh) are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm. The Cairngorms became part of Scotland's second national park (the Cairngorms National Park) on 1 September 2003. [2]
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Mountains in Scotland are called Ben, which are typically mountains ranging above 4000 feet from the sea level. Other smaller mountains are referred to as the Munros. Following is a handpicked and most famous list of mountains in Scotland. 1. Buachaille Etive Mor Image Source
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There are in total 282 Munros across Scotland. The highest Munro is Ben Nevis at 4,411 ft (1,345 m), though there are lower, but arguably more challenging Munros to climb, such as the 12 airy peaks of the Black Cuillin on Skye and the UK mainland's narrowest ridge walk - the Aonach Eagach - in Glen Coe.
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A number of Scottish long-distance hiking routes also pass close to some of these mountains. So here are our top 10 beautiful mountains in Scotland. 1. Buachaille Etive Mor. The dramatic volcanic valley of Glen Coe is one of the highlights of the Scottish Highlands and the world famous West Highland Way .
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This large mountain range has four of Scotland's five highest peaks within it and the montane zone (above 600 metres) is the largest area of Arctic mountain landscape in the UK. Routes to climb up Ben Macdui. Ben Macdui can be ascended from the ski centre and includes Cairn Lochan. This high level 10-mile walk is graded "hard" and anyone.
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Scotland's mountain ranges can be divided in a roughly north to south direction into: the Scottish Highlands, the Central Belt and the Southern Uplands, the latter two primarily belonging to the Scottish Lowlands. The highlands eponymously contains the country's main mountain ranges, but hills and mountains are to be found south of these as well.
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Cairngorm Mountains, highest mountain massif in the British Isles, named after one of its peaks—Cairn Gorm, with an elevation of 4,084 feet (1,245 metres)—part of the Grampian Mountains in the Highlands of Scotland between the Spey and Dee river valleys. The mountains are divided among the Highland, Moray, and Aberdeenshire council areas, whose borders radiate from the massif.
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Mountain ranges of Scotland . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mountain ranges of Scotland. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory. C Cairngorms (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Scotland" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . A
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Scotland is the most mountainous country in the United Kingdom. The area north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault is known as the Scottish Highlands (or simply Highlands ), and contains the country's main mountain ranges.
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The Cairngorms, situated within the Cairngorms National Park, is probably the most famous of all the mountain ranges in Scotland. The Cairngorms forms part of the Grampian mountain range and includes 5 of the highest Scottish mountains after Ben Nevis, including Ben Macdhui - the second highest mountain in Scotland.
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The Scottish Highlands encompasses the north and west of the country. It's the most mountainous area of Great Britain and is home to the 10 highest mountains in the UK, including Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis) (1,344 m/4,413 ft). Within the Scottish Highlands are the Grampian Mountains, the largest mountain range in the UK.
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Cuillin Hills, mountain range, south-central portion of the Atlantic coastal island of Skye, Inner Hebrides island group, Highland council area, Scotland. The Cuillin Hills are among the steepest mountains in the United Kingdom and include 15 peaks above 3,000 feet (900 metres).
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In fact, Scotland has an area called the Highlands where most of the mountain ranges are found. However, the Grampians forms the central belt of mountains in the heart of Scotland, and this belt houses the Cairngorms. Below we look at the highest mountains in Scotland. Highest Mountains Ben Nevis . The mountain stands at 4,409 feet above sea level.