Am Basteir
Am Basteir is a mountain peak in the northern Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is 934 metres high and classed as a Munro. It forms a narrow blade of rock, which bears comparison with the Inaccessible Pinnacle in the same range.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Sgùrr nan Gillean and Bruach na Frìthe.
Sgùrr nan Gillean
Peak
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Sgùrr nan Gillean is a peak in the northern part of the Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. With a height of 966 metres, it is one of eleven Munros in the Cuillins.
Bruach na Frìthe
Peak
Bruach na Frìthe is one of the principal summits on the Black Cuillin ridge, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineering.
Sgùrr a’ Mhadaidh
Peak
Photo: Paulwebster, CC BY 2.5.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sligachan and Glenbrittle.
Sligachan
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sligachan is a tiny settlement on Skye, at the head of the sea inlet Loch Sligachan. It's just a road junction with some accommodation, often used as a base for climbing the Cuillin.
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.
Am Basteir
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,064 feet
- Description: 934m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.24783° or 57° 14′ 52″ northLongitude
-6.20249° or 6° 12′ 9″ westElevation
3,064 feet (934 metres)Open location code
9C9M6QXX+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 388371676OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Am Basteir” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Am Basteir”
- Cebuano: “Am Basteir”
- Dutch: “Am Basteir”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ام باستير”
- German: “Am Basteir”
- Hungarian: “Am Basteir”
- Irish: “Am Baisteir”
- Ladin: “Am Basteir”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Am Basteir”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Am Basteir”
- Norwegian: “Am Basteir”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Am Baisteir”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Am Basteir”
- Spanish: “Am Basteir”
- Swedish: “Am Basteir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Basteir’s Tooth and Coire a‘ Bhàisteir.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bealach nan Lice and Sgùrr an Fhionn-choire.
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