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Sgùrr MhicChoinnich

Sgùrr MhicChoinnich is a mountain on the in . It is in the Black Cuillin range of mountains and is classified as a Munro. Like all the other Black Cuillin mountains it is made predominantly of gabbro rock and has little vegetation.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,110 feet
  • Description: 948m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Sgurr Mhic Choinnich”, “Sgùrr Mhic Choinnich”, and “Sgurr MhicChoinnich”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sgùrr Alasdair and Sgùrr Dearg.

Peak
Photo: A‘ chachaileith, Public domain.
is the highest peak of the , and the highest peak on the and in the , and indeed in all the Scottish islands, at 992 m.

Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in the on the , Scotland. It is topped by the Inaccessible Pinnacle, a fin of rock measuring 50 metres along its longest edge.

Peak
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is a 944-metre mountain, a Munro, in the range on the in Scotland. It is slightly to the east of the main Cuillin ridge at the highest point of the Dubh ridge which extends eastwards to .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Glenbrittle and Bualintur.

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a remote area of . It is most useful as a base for walking and climbing the Black Cuillin, including the famous "Inaccessible Pinnacle".

Hamlet
Photo: Ross Young, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a remote township, which lies at the head of on the island of Skye in the of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland.

Locality
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is a bay on the peninsula of the , . is the Scots form of the Gaelic name Camas Fhionnairigh, and means "Bay of the White Shieling". The township has about 10 ruined houses.

Sgùrr MhicChoinnich

Latitude
57.20907° or 57° 12′ 33″ north
Longitude
-6.22389° or 6° 13′ 26″ west
Elevation
3,110 feet (948 metres)
Named after
John MacKenzie
Open location code
9C9M6Q5G+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 388371682
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
8604888
Wiki­data ID
Q2883967
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Sgùrr MhicChoinnich” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sgurr Mhic Choinnich”
  • Cebuano: “Sgùrr MhicChoinnich”
  • Dutch: “Sgùrr MhicChoinnich”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سجور مهيكتشوينيتش”
  • German: “Sgùrr Mhic Chòinnich”
  • Hungarian: “Sgùrr Mhic Choinnich”
  • Hungarian: “Sgùrr Mich Choinnich”
  • Irish: “Sgúrr MhicCoinnich”
  • Irish: “Sgùrr MhicCoinnich”
  • Ladin: “Sgùrr MhicChoinnich”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sgurr Mhic Choinnich”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sgùrr MhicCoinnich”
  • Spanish: “Sgurr Mhic Choinnich”
  • Swedish: “Sgùrr MhicChoinnich”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Thearlaich-dubh Gap and Coire an Lochan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sgùrr Theàrlaich and Sgurr Sgumain.

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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 MhicChoinnich”. Photo: Carol Walker, CC BY-SA 2.0.