Lochnagar
Lochnagar or Beinn Chìochan is a mountain in the Mounth, in the Grampians of Scotland. It is about five miles south of the River Dee near Balmoral. It is a popular hill with hillwalkers, and is a noted venue for summer and winter climbing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,789 feet
- Description: mountain in the Grampians of Scotland
- Also known as: “Beinn Chiochan”, “Beinn Chìochan”, “Beinn nan Cìochan”, and “Cac Càrn Beag”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Càrn a’ Choire Bhoidheach and Dubh Loch.
Càrn a’ Choire Bhoidheach
Peak
Photo: Pete Chapman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Càrn a' Choire Bhoidheach is a mountain in the Cairngorms region of the Scottish Highlands. This munro is part of the Grampian Mountains. It reaches 1,110 metres, with a prominence of 75 metres, and lies south-west of Lochnagar on the White Mounth plateau.
Dubh Loch
Lake
Photo: Alan O’Dowd, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dubh Loch is a small upland loch situated within the Balmoral Estate, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is at an altitude of 637 metres, with a perimeter of 2.3 kilometres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchallater and Crathie.
Auchallater
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchallater is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A93 road, to the south of Braemar. Auchallater is situated 6 miles west of Lochnagar.
Crathie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crathie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Dee. Abergeldie Castle is 1 mile away. It was built around 1550 and had 19th century additions. Crathie is situated 6 miles north of Lochnagar.
Lochnagar
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.96024° or 56° 57′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.24527° or 3° 14′ 43″ westElevation
3,789 feet (1,155 metres)Open location code
9C8RXQ63+3VOpenStreetMap ID
node 304811948OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Lochnagar” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lochnagar (bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Lochnagar”
- Dutch: “Lochnagar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل لوتشناجار”
- French: “Beinn Chìochan”
- French: “Lochnagar”
- German: “Lochnagar”
- Irish: “Beinn Chíochan”
- Japanese: “ロッホナガー”
- Ladin: “Lochnagar”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lochnagar”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beinn Chìochan”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lochnagar”
- Norwegian: “Lochnagar”
- Polish: “Lochnagar (szczyt)”
- Polish: “Lochnagar”
- Swedish: “Lochnagar”
- Welsh: “Beinn Chìochan”
- Welsh: “Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag”
- Welsh: “Lochnagar”
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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 “Lochnagar”. Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.