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Bidean nam Bian

Bidean nam Bian is the highest peak in a group of mountains south of and north of in the . With a height of 1,150 metres, it is a Munro and the highest point in .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,770 feet
  • Description: 1149m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Bidean Dam Bian” and “Bidean nan Bean”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stob Coire nam Beith and Stob Coire nan Lochan.

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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is a peak.

Peak
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is a mountain in Lorn, south of in the . Its height is 1,072 metres. It is part of the Bidean nam Bian massif and is often considered a subsidiary peak of Bidean, though since the 1997 revision of Munros Tables it has been classified as a separate Munro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aonach Eagach and Glencoe.

Locality
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a large mountain ridge in the , marking the northern edge of . It stretches east–west for several miles and includes two Munro summits: Sgùrr nam Fiannaidh at 967 m high, and Meall Dearg at 952 m high.

Village
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or Village is the main settlement in in the Lochaber area of the . It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the where it enters .

Village
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is a coastal village located in Lochaber, in the and lies at the eastern end of . To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking . is situated 6 miles northeast of Bidean nam Bian.

Bidean nam Bian

Latitude
56.64275° or 56° 38′ 34″ north
Longitude
-5.02934° or 5° 1′ 46″ west
Elevation
3,770 feet (1,149 metres)
Open location code
9C8PJXVC+37
Open­Street­Map ID
node 293529003
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­cairn
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2655732
Wiki­data ID
Q4904101
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Bidean nam Bian” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • Dutch: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بيديان نام بيان”
  • French: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • German: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • Irish: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • Ladin: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • Polish: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • Spanish: “Bidean nam bian”
  • Spanish: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • Swedish: “Bidean nam Bian”
  • Welsh: “Bidean nam Bian”

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Explore places such as Central Gully and Church Door Buttress.

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Highlights include Bealach Dearg and An t-Sròn.

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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 “Bidean nam Bian”. Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.