Geal-charn
Geal-charn is a peak in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 3,009 feet. Geal-charn is situated nearby to the locality Pass of Drumochter, as well as near Coire Chuirm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,009 feet
- Description: 917m high mountain in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Geal-Chàrn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include A’ Mharconaich and The Fara - Meall Cruaidh.
A’ Mharconaich
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A' Mharconaich is a mountain near Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highlands. It is a Munro with a height of 975 metres. It is in a group of mountains east of Loch Ericht and west of the A9 road and Pass of Drumochter, and are known accordingly as the Drumochter Hills.
The Fara - Meall Cruaidh
Peak
Photo: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fara - Meall Cruaidh is a peak.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pass of Drumochter and Dalwhinnie.
Pass of Drumochter
Locality
Photo: Samoht2188, Public domain.
The Pass of Drumochter meaning simply 'high ridge' is the main mountain pass between the northern and southern central Scottish Highlands. The A9 road passes through here, as does the Highland Main Line, the railway between Inverness and the south of Scotland.
Dalwhinnie
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalwhinnie is a small village in the Scottish Highlands. Dalwhinnie is located at the head of Glen Truim and the north-east end of Loch Ericht, on the western edge of the Cairngorms National Park. Dalwhinnie is situated 5 miles northeast of Geal-charn.
Geal-charn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.87447° or 56° 52′ 28″ northLongitude
-4.30455° or 4° 18′ 16″ westElevation
3,009 feet (917 metres)Open location code
9C8QVMFW+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 273887885OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Geal-charn” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Geal-charn”
- Dutch: “Geal-charn”
- German: “Geal-Chàrn (Drumochter)”
- German: “Geal-Chàrn”
- Ladin: “Geal-charn”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Geal-charn”
- Swedish: “Geal-charn”
- Welsh: “Geal-charn”
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Localities in the Area
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