Ben Cruachan - Drochaid Ghlas
Ben Cruachan - Drochaid Ghlas is a peak in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland and has an elevation of 3,360 feet. Ben Cruachan - Drochaid Ghlas is situated nearby to the locality Coire Caorach, as well as near Coire Lochain.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,360 feet
- Description: mountain in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Drochaid Ghlas” and “Drochard Ghlas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Cruachan and Stob Diamh.
Ben Cruachan
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben Cruachan is a mountain that rises to 1,126 metres, the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lochawe and Ardanaiseig.
Ardanaiseig
Hamlet
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Ardanaiseig is a settlement on Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Loch Awe is one of Scotland's longest freshwater lochs. The Ardanaiseig Hotel, a historic country house, has been converted into a luxury hotel.
Bonawe
Hamlet
Bonawe is a village in Ardchattan Parish Argyll and Bute, Scotland opposite Taynuilt on the north shore of Loch Etive, most famous for the shipping firm J & A Gardener's Bonawe Quarry - now owned by Breedon Aggregates Scotland Ltd. Bonawe is situated 5 miles west of Ben Cruachan - Drochaid Ghlas.
Ben Cruachan - Drochaid Ghlas
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.43015° or 56° 25′ 49″ northLongitude
-5.10986° or 5° 6′ 36″ westElevation
3,360 feet (1,024 metres)Open location code
9C8PCVJR+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 264316238OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Ben Cruachan - Drochaid Ghlas” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Ben Cruachan - Drochaid Ghlas”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coire Caorach and Coire Lochain.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stob Diamh - Sron An Isean and Bealach an Lochain.
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