Canisp

Canisp is a mountain in the far north west of . It is situated in the parish of Assynt, in the county of , 25 kilometres north of the town of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,779 feet
  • Description: 847m tall mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Canasp”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North West Highlands Geopark and Inchnadamph.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a UNESCO Geopark in in the north-west . The 2,000 km2 Geopark has coastal cliffs, beaches, mountains caves and waterfalls and a variety of unique geological features.

Hamlet
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in Assynt, , . The name is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Innis nan Damh meaning "meadow of the stags". Assynt is a remote area with a low population density.

Canisp

Latitude
58.12121° or 58° 7′ 16″ north
Longitude
-5.05256° or 5° 3′ 9″ west
Elevation
2,779 feet (847 metres)
Open location code
9CCP4WCW+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 651297921
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2653892
Wiki­data ID
Q2514094
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Satellite Map

Discover Canisp from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Canisp” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Canasp”
  • Cebuano: “Canisp”
  • Cornish: “Canasp”
  • Dutch: “Canisp”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كانيسپ”
  • German: “Canisp”
  • Irish: “Canasp”
  • Ladin: “Canisp”
  • Manx: “Canasp”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Canisp”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Canasp”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Canisp”
  • Swedish: “Canisp”
  • Welsh: “Canasp”
  • Welsh: “Canisp”

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