Sgòr an Lochain Uaine
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is one of the Cairngorms mountains in the Scottish Highlands. Rising to 1,258 metres, by some counts it is the fifth-highest mountain in Scotland.Photo: El.Sarmiento, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,127 feet
- Description: 1258m high mountain in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sgor an Lochain Uaine” and “The Angel’s Peak”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairn Toul and Lochan Uaine.
Cairn Toul
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairn Toul is the 4th-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, Ben Macdui and Braeriach. The summit is 1,291 metres above sea level.
Falls of Dee
Waterfall
Photo: Donald Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falls of Dee is a waterfall on Braeriach in the Cairngorms, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coire an t-Sneachda and Lairig an Laoigh.
Coire an t-Sneachda
Locality
Photo: Nk.sheridan, Public domain.
Coire an t-Sneachda is a glacial cirque or corrie landform in the Cairngorm or Am Monadh Ruadh mountain range in the Grampian Mountains of the Scottish Highlands.
Lairig an Laoigh
Locality
The Lairig an Laoigh is a mountain pass through the Highlands of Scotland. In speech and sometimes in writing the name is reduced to "Lairig Laoigh". It is of glacial origin, dissecting the Cairngorm plateau, and it runs roughly north–south from Speyside to Deeside at one time being used as a drove road. Lairig an Laoigh is situated 5 miles east of Sgòr an Lochain Uaine.
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.05834° or 57° 3′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.72573° or 3° 43′ 33″ westElevation
4,127 feet (1,258 metres)Open location code
9C9R375F+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 54668525OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Sgòr an Lochain Uaine” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Sgor an Lochain Uaine”
- Cebuano: “Sgor an Lochain Uaine”
- Dutch: “Sgòr an Lochain Uaine”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سجور ان لوتشاين واين”
- French: “Sgor an Lochain Uaine”
- German: “Sgor an Lochain Uaine”
- German: “Sgòr an Lochain Uaine”
- Irish: “Sgòr an Lochain Uaine”
- Ladin: “Sgòr an Lochain Uaine”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sgor an Lochain Uaine”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sgòr an Lochain Uaine”
- Norwegian: “Sgor an Lochain Uaine”
- Polish: “Sgor an Lochain Uaine”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgòr an Lochain Uaine”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgòrr an Lochain Uaine”
- Swedish: “Sgor an Lochain Uaine”
- Welsh: “Sgor an Lochain Uaine”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coire an t-Saighdeir and Coire Bhrochain.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stob Coire an t-Saighdeir and Carn na Criche.
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