Ben Cruachan

Ben Cruachan is a mountain that rises to 1,126 metres, the highest in , . It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain.
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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: Ben Cruachan - Meall Cuanail and Cruachan Reservoir.

Peak
Photo: Alistair Nixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak.

Reservoir
Photo: James Hearton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a reservoir in .

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ardanaiseig and Lochawe.

Hamlet
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is a settlement on , , Scotland.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
is a village in Ardchattan Parish…

Ben Cruachan

Latitude
56.42678° or 56° 25′ 36″ north
Longitude
-5.13182° or 5° 7′ 55″ west
Elevation
3,694 feet (1,126 metres)
Open location code
9C8PCVG9+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 259032678
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2651815
Wiki­data ID
Q3395413
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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

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Coire Chat and Coire an`t Sneachd.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bealach an Lochain and Ben Cruachan - Stob Dearg.

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