The Devil’s Point
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Donald Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairn Toul and Càrn a’ Mhàim.
Cairn Toul
Peak
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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.
Càrn a’ Mhàim
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Corrour Bothy
Wilderness hut
Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.
Corrour Bothy is a simple stone building on Mar Lodge Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located below Coire Odhar between The Devil's Point and Cairn Toul on the western side of the River Dee in the Lairig Ghru.
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. Lairig an Laoigh is situated 5 miles northeast of The Devil’s Point.
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 The Devil’s Point.
The Devil’s Point
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,304 feet
- Description: 1004m high mountain in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.03573° or 57° 2′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.68871° or 3° 41′ 19″ westElevation
3,304 feet (1,007 metres)Open location code
9C9R28P6+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 316786565OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“The Devil’s Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Devil’s Point”
- Dutch: “The Devil’s Point”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ذا ديڤيلس پوينت”
- German: “The Devil’s Point”
- Ladin: “The Devil’s Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “The Devil’s Point”
- Russian: “Те-Девилс-Пойнт”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Bod an Deamhain”
- Swedish: “The Devil’s Point”
- Welsh: “Bod an Deamhain”
- Welsh: “The Devil’s Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coire an t-Saighdeir and Coire Cath nam Fionn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Clach nan Taillear and Stob Coire an t-Saighdeir.
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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 “The Devil’s Point”. Photo: Donald Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.