Ben Macdui
Ben Macdui is the second-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, and the highest of the Cairngorm Mountains. The summit is 1,309 metres above sea level and it is classed as a Munro.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,295 feet
- Description: mountain on the Aberseendshire and Moray border, Scotland; second highest mountain in the UK
- Also known as: “Beinmacdhuie”, “Beinn Macduibh”, “Beinn Mucdhubh”, “Beinn Muich-Dhui”, “Beinn-na-muich-dhui”, “Beinn-na-Muick-du”, “Ben MacDhui”, “Ben Macdhui (Scotland)”, “Ben MacDui”, “Benmacdhu”, “Benmacdhuie”, “Bennamacduich”, and “Bennamuckduidh”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cairn Toul and Braeriach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coire an t-Sneachda and Lairig an Laoigh.
Coire an t-Sneachda
Locality
Photo: Nk.sheridan, Public domain.Lairig an Laoigh
Locality
The Lairig an Laoigh is a mountain pass through the Highlands of Scotland.
Ben Macdui
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.07039° or 57° 4′ 13″ north
Longitude
-3.66913° or 3° 40′ 9″ west
Elevation
4,295 feet (1,309 metres)
Open location code
9C9R38CJ+58
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Ben Macdui” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ben Macdui”
- Breton: “Beinn Mac Duibh”
- Cebuano: “Ben Macdui”
- Czech: “Ben Macdui”
- Dutch: “Ben Macdui”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بين ماكدوى”
- French: “Ben Macdhui”
- German: “Ben Macdhui”
- German: “Ben Macdui”
- Greek: “Μπεν Μακντούι”
- Hausa: “Ben Macdui”
- Irish: “Beinn Mac Duibh”
- Italian: “Ben Macdui”
- Japanese: “ベン・マクドゥイ”
- Ladin: “Ben Macdui”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ben Macdhui”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ben Macdui”
- Norwegian: “Ben Macdhui”
- Ossetian: “Бен-Макдуи”
- Polish: “Ben Macdui”
- Russian: “Бен-Макдуи”
- Russian: “Бен-Макдюи”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Beinn Mac Duibh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Beinn MacDuibh”
- Slovak: “Ben Macdui”
- Slovenian: “Ben Macdhui”
- Spanish: “Ben Macdui”
- Swedish: “Ben Macdui”
- Ukrainian: “Бен-Макдуї”
- Venetian: “Ben Macdui”
- Welsh: “Ben Macdhui”
- Western Panjabi: “بن مکڈوئی”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Coire Mor and Coire Sputain Dearg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Sapper’s Bothy and Pools of Dee.
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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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