Càrn Aosda
Càrn Aosda is a Scottish mountain situated 12.5 km south of the town of Braemar, in the county of Aberdeenshire. It stands near the summit of the Cairnwell Pass on the A93 road, in the midst of the Glenshee Ski Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,002 feet
- Description: mountain in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Carn Aosda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Cairnwell and Glenshee Ski Centre.
The Cairnwell
Peak
Photo: Wdgwdgwdg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cairnwell is a mountain in the Eastern Highlands of Scotland, south of Braemar. It is often considered to be one of the most spoiled of the Munros, due to the Glenshee Ski Centre which covers the eastern slope of the mountain.
Glenshee Ski Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Flossiesheep, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glenshee Ski Centre is an alpine snowsports area in the Scottish Highlands. It is located above the Cairnwell Pass at the head of Glen Shee on either side of the A93 road between Blairgowrie and Braemar.
Cairnwell Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cairnwell Pass is a mountain pass on the A93 road between Glen Shee, Perthshire, and Braemar, Aberdeenshire, in the Scottish Highlands. The border between the two counties crosses the summit of the pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchallater and Spittal of Glenshee.
Auchallater
Hamlet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchallater is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies along the A93 road, to the south of Braemar. Auchallater is situated 6 miles north of Càrn Aosda.
Spittal of Glenshee
Village
Photo: Linda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Spittal of Glenshee lies at the head of Glenshee in the highlands of eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where the confluence of many small streams flowing south out of the Grampians form the Shee Water. Spittal of Glenshee is situated 6 miles south of Càrn Aosda.
Càrn Aosda
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.89576° or 56° 53′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.42322° or 3° 25′ 24″ westElevation
3,002 feet (915 metres)Open location code
9C8RVHWG+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 304808603OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Càrn Aosda” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carn Aosda”
- Dutch: “Càrn Aosda”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كارن اوسدا”
- German: “Càrn Aosda”
- Irish: “Càrn Aosda”
- Irish: “Càrn Naois”
- Ladin: “Càrn Aosda”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Càrn Aosda”
- Polish: “Càrn Aosda”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Càrn Aosda”
- Swedish: “Carn Aosda”
- Welsh: “Carn Aosda”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coire Fionn and Devil’s Elbow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plastic Slope and Bunny Run.
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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 “Càrn Aosda”. Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.