Monadhliath Mountains
The Monadhliath Mountains, or Monadh Liath, are a range of mountains in Scotland. Monadh Liath is Scottish Gaelic, and means "grey mountain range". Running in a northeast to southwest direction, it lies on the western side of Strathspey, to the west of the Cairngorms and to the south east of Loch Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cnoc an Tiumpain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kincraig and Alvie.
Kincraig
Village
Photo: Paul Beard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kincraig is a village located north of Kingussie and south of Aviemore in Highland, Scotland. Its original name was Boat of Inch, reflecting the ferry boat crossing of the Spey River that once operated here but the name was changed after a single track bridge was erected in 1871.
Alvie
Hamlet
Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alvie is a small crofting hamlet, a working Scottish highland estate and civil parish, located on the south shore of Loch Alvie in the Badenoch and Strathspey area of Inverness-shire, within the Scottish council area of Highland.
Aviemore
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aviemore is a town in the Spey Valley of Highland Scotland. It's the main base for skiing and other outdoor activities in Cairngorms National Park. It's the largest of a straggle of villages including Rothiemurcus and Coylumbridge, also described here, and in 2020 had a population of 3230.
Monadhliath Mountains
- Type: Mountain range with an elevation of 2,014 feet
- Description: mountains in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.1766° or 57° 10′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.98599° or 3° 59′ 10″ westElevation
2,014 feet (614 metres)Open location code
9C9R52G7+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 5280222927OpenStreetMap feature
natural=mountain_range
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Monadhliath Mountains” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Monadhliath”
- Cebuano: “Monadhliath Mountains”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال مونذليات”
- French: “Monts Monadhliath”
- Irish: “Am Monadh Liath”
- Irish: “Monadh Liath”
- Ladin: “Monadhliath Mountains”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Monadhliath Mountains”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Monadhliath-fjella”
- Polish: “Góry Monadhliath”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Am Monadh Liath”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Monadhliath”
- Swedish: “Monadhliath Mountains”
- Venetian: “Monadhliath Mountains”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alvie Estate and Leault Farm.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carn Leacan Sleamhuinn and Càrn an Fhuarain Duibh.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Monadhliath Mountains”. Photo: Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.