Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh
Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh is a mountain peak in the Black Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 918 metres. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Paulwebster, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,012 feet
- Description: 918m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sgurr a‘ Mhadaidh” and “Sgùrr a‘ Mhadaidh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sgùrr a’ Ghreadaidh and Sgùrr na Banachdaich.
Sgùrr a’ Ghreadaidh
Peak
Photo: Paulwebster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh is the highest peak on the northern half of the Black Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock that provides good grip for mountaineering.
Sgùrr na Banachdaich
Peak
Sgùrr na Banachdaich, also spelt Sgurr na Banachdich in English, is a peak in the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It reaches a height of 965 metres, making it a Munro; standing at the western edge of the Cuillin ridge, it is the most westerly of the Munros.
Sgùrr Dearg
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sgùrr Dearg is a mountain in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is topped by the Inaccessible Pinnacle, a fin of rock measuring 50 metres along its longest edge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glenbrittle and Bualintur.
Glenbrittle
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glenbrittle is a remote area of Skye. It is most useful as a base for walking and climbing the Black Cuillin, including the famous "Inaccessible Pinnacle".
Bualintur
Hamlet
Photo: Ross Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bualintur is a remote township, which lies at the head of Loch Brittle on the island of Skye in the Highlands of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Eynort
Hamlet
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eynort is a small remote hamlet, situated at the head of Loch Eynort, on the west coast of the Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The ruins of a chapel dedicated to St Maelrubha are located at Eynort.
Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.23087° or 57° 13′ 51″ northLongitude
-6.23185° or 6° 13′ 55″ westElevation
3,012 feet (918 metres)Open location code
9C9M6QJ9+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 388371677OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sgùrr a‘ Mhadaidh”
- Cebuano: “Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh”
- Dutch: “Sgùrr a‘ Mhadaidh”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سجور ا مهادايده”
- German: “Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh”
- Hungarian: “Sgùrr a‘ Mhadaidh”
- Hungarian: “Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh”
- Irish: “Sgùrr a‘ Mhadaidh”
- Irish: “Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh”
- Ladin: “Sgùrr a‘ Mhadaidh”
- Ladin: “Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgurr a‘ Mhadaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgùrr a‘ Mhadaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh”
- Swedish: “Sgùrr a‘ Mhadaidh”
- Swedish: “Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coire an Dorus and Coire an Uaigneis.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include An Dorus and Sgùrr Eadar Dà Choire.
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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 a’ Mhadaidh”. Photo: Paulwebster, CC BY 2.5.