Creag an Leth-choin

Creag an Leth-choin is a peak in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 3,455 feet. Creag an Leth-choin is situated nearby to the locality Coire an Lochain, as well as near Coire an t-Sneachda.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Braeriach and Lairig Ghru.

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.

Lairig Ghru

Mountain saddle

Photo: TheCreator, Public domain.

The Lairig Ghru is one of the mountain passes through the Cairngorms of Scotland. The route and mountain pass partially lies on the Mar Lodge Estate. Like many traditional routes, the ends of the route through the Lairig Ghru are like the ends of a frayed rope.

Cairn Gorm

Peak

Cairn Gorm is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. It is part of the Cairngorms range and wider Grampian Mountains. With a summit elevation of 1,245 m above sea level, Cairn Gorm is classed as a Munro and is the sixth-highest mountain in the British Isles.

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.

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.

Coylumbridge

Hamlet

Coylumbridge is a small rural newly built hamlet, that lies six miles northeast of Dalnavert, Highland, and three miles southeast of Aviemore, in the valley of the River Spey, in the west Cairngorms National Park, in Badenoch and Strathspey, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Coylumbridge is situated 6 miles northwest of Creag an Leth-choin.

Creag an Leth-choin

Type: Peak with an elevation of 3,455 feet
Also known as: “Lurcher’s Crag”
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.10944° or 57° 6′ 34″ north

Longitude

-3.70488° or 3° 42′ 18″ west

Elevation

3,455 feet (1,053 metres)

Open location code

9C9R475W+Q3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2794115144

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12614054

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Localities in the Area

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