Carn na Criche

Carn na Criche is a peak in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland and has an elevation of 4,150 feet. Carn na Criche is situated nearby to the locality Coire Bhrochain, as well as near Coire an t-Saighdeir.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sgòr an Lochain Uaine and Braeriach.

Sgòr an Lochain Uaine

Peak

Photo: El.Sarmiento, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is one of the Cairngorms mountains in the Scottish Highlands. Rising to 1,258 metres, by some counts it is the fifth-highest mountain in Scotland.

Braeriach

Peak

Braeriach or Brae Riach is the third-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui, rising 1,296 metres above sea level.

Falls of Dee

Waterfall

Photo: Donald Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Falls of Dee is a waterfall on Braeriach in the Cairngorms, Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coire an t-Sneachda and Lairig an Laoigh.

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 4½ miles northeast of Carn na Criche.

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 6 miles east of Carn na Criche.

Carn na Criche

Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,150 feet
Category: landform
Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.06265° or 57° 3′ 46″ north

Longitude

-3.75145° or 3° 45′ 5″ west

Elevation

4,150 feet (1,265 metres)

Open location code

9C9R367X+3C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5896102021

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

10109520

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