Càrn a’ Mhàim
Càrn a' Mhàim is a Scottish mountain situated in the inner part of the Cairngorms range, some 15 kilometres west of Braemar in the county of Aberdeenshire.Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,402 feet
- Description: Scottish mountain situated in the inner part of the Cairngorms range
- Also known as: “Carn a‘ Mhaim” and “Càrn a‘ Mhàim”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairngorms National Park and The Devil’s Point.
Cairngorms National Park
The Cairngorms are a range of mountains between the Highlands region and Aberdeenshire, plus smaller areas of Angus, Perth and Kinross, and Moray. The national park, established in 2003, is by far the largest in Britain – it's named for the Cairn Gorm…
The Devil’s Point
Peak
Photo: Donald Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Devil's Point is a mountain in the Cairngorms of Scotland, lying to the west of the Lairig Ghru pass. The Gaelic name means "Penis of the Demon". The English name is a result of a visit to the area by Queen Victoria.
Ben Macdui
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben Macdui is the second-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, and the highest of the Cairngorm Mountains. The summit is 1,309 metres above sea level and it is classed as a Munro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lairig an Laoigh and Coire an t-Sneachda.
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.
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. Coire an t-Sneachda is situated 5 miles north of Càrn a’ Mhàim.
Càrn a’ Mhàim
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.03688° or 57° 2′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.65839° or 3° 39′ 30″ westElevation
3,402 feet (1,037 metres)Open location code
9C9R28PR+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 304585475OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Càrn a’ Mhàim” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Càrn a‘ Mhàim”
- Cebuano: “Càrn a’ Mhàim”
- Dutch: “Càrn a‘ Mhàim”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كارن ا مهايم”
- German: “Càrn a’ Mhàim”
- Irish: “Cárn a‘ Mháim”
- Irish: “Càrn a’ Mhàim”
- Ladin: “Càrn a‘ Mhàim”
- Ladin: “Càrn a’ Mhàim”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Càrn a‘ Mhàim”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Càrn a’ Mhàim”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Càrn a‘ Mhàim”
- Swedish: “Càrn a‘ Mhàim”
- Swedish: “Càrn a’ Mhàim”
- Welsh: “Carn a‘ Mhaim”
- Welsh: “Càrn a‘ Mhàim”
- Welsh: “Carn a’Mhaim”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coire an t-Saighdeir and Coire Sputain Dearg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Corrour Bothy and Clach nan Taillear.
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