Ben Cruachan
Ben Cruachan is a mountain that rises to 1,126 metres, the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,694 feet
- Description: 1127m high mountain in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cruachan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Cruachan - Meall Cuanail and Cruachan Reservoir.
Ben Cruachan - Meall Cuanail
Peak
Photo: Alistair Nixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ben Cruachan - Meall Cuanail is a peak.
Cruachan Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: James Hearton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cruachan Reservoir is a reservoir in Scotland. It is located to the north west of Loch Awe, in a corrie beneath Ben Cruachan. It is the upper reservoir for the Cruachan Power Station pumped-storage scheme.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardanaiseig and Lochawe.
Ardanaiseig
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardanaiseig is a settlement on Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Loch Awe is one of Scotland's longest freshwater lochs. The Ardanaiseig Hotel, a historic country house, has been converted into a luxury hotel.
Bonawe
Hamlet
Bonawe is a village in Ardchattan Parish Argyll and Bute, Scotland opposite Taynuilt on the north shore of Loch Etive, most famous for the shipping firm J & A Gardener's Bonawe Quarry - now owned by Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd.
Ben Cruachan
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.42678° or 56° 25′ 36″ northLongitude
-5.13182° or 5° 7′ 55″ westElevation
3,694 feet (1,126 metres)Open location code
9C8PCVG9+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 259032678OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Ben Cruachan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ben Cruachan”
- Bavarian: “Ben Cruachan”
- Cebuano: “Ben Cruachan (bukid sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
- Cebuano: “Ben Cruachan”
- Chinese: “本克魯亨”
- Chinese: “本克鲁亨”
- Dutch: “Ben Cruachan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بين كرواتشان”
- French: “Ben Cruachan”
- German: “Ben Cruachan”
- Hungarian: “Ben Cruachan”
- Irish: “Cruach na Beinne”
- Ladin: “Ben Cruachan”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ben Cruachan vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ben Cruachan”
- Polish: “Ben Cruachan”
- Swedish: “Ben Cruachan (berg i Storbritannien)”
- Swedish: “Ben Cruachan”
- Welsh: “Ben Cruachan”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Ben Cruachan”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coire Chat and Coire an`t Sneachd.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bealach an Lochain and Ben Cruachan - Stob Dearg.
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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 “Ben Cruachan”. Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.