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Sgùrr Alasdair

Sgùrr Alasdair is the highest peak of the , and the highest peak on the and in the , and indeed in all the Scottish islands, at 992 m.
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Photo: A‘ chachaileith, Public domain.
  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,255 feet
  • Description: 992m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Sgùrr a‘ Lagain” and “Sgurr Alasdair”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sgùrr MhicChoinnich and Sgùrr Dubh Mòr.

Peak
Photo: Carol Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a mountain on the in . It is in the Black Cuillin range of mountains and is classified as a Munro. Like all the other Black Cuillin mountains it is made predominantly of gabbro rock and has little vegetation.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a 944-metre mountain, a Munro, in the range on the in Scotland. It is slightly to the east of the main Cuillin ridge at the highest point of the Dubh ridge which extends eastwards to .

Lake
Photo: MIGORMCZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenbrittle and Bualintur.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a remote area of . It is most useful as a base for walking and climbing the Black Cuillin, including the famous "Inaccessible Pinnacle".

Hamlet
Photo: Ross Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a remote township, which lies at the head of on the island of Skye in the of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland.

Locality
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
is a bay on the peninsula of the , . is the Scots form of the Gaelic name Camas Fhionnairigh, and means "Bay of the White Shieling". The township has about 10 ruined houses.

Sgùrr Alasdair

Latitude
57.2067° or 57° 12′ 24″ north
Longitude
-6.22374° or 6° 13′ 26″ west
Elevation
3,255 feet (992 metres)
Named after
Alexander Nicolson
Open location code
9C9M6Q4G+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 388371683
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2657573
Wiki­data ID
Q1786941
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Sgùrr Alasdair” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sgùrr Alasdair”
  • Catalan: “Sgurr Alasdair”
  • Cebuano: “Sgùrr Alasdair”
  • Czech: “Sgurr Alasdair”
  • Dutch: “Sgùrr Alasdair”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سجور الاسداير”
  • French: “Sgùrr Alasdair”
  • German: “Sgùrr Alasdair”
  • Hungarian: “Sgùrr Alasdair”
  • Irish: “Sgùrr Alasdair”
  • Japanese: “スガー・アラズデア”
  • Ladin: “Sgùrr Alasdair”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sgurr Alasdair”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sgurr Alasdair”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sgurr Alastair”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sgurr Alistair”
  • Norwegian: “Sgurr Alasdair”
  • Polish: “Sgurr Alasdair”
  • Scots: “Sgùrr Alasdair”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sgurr Alasdair”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sgùrr Alasdair”
  • Spanish: “Sgurr Alasdair”
  • Swedish: “Sgùrr Alasdair”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Thearlaich-dubh Gap and Coire a‘ Ghrunnda.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sgùrr Theàrlaich and Sgurr Sgumain.

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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 “Sgùrr Alasdair”. Photo: A‘ chachaileith, Public domain.