Stob Coire an Lochain

Stob Coire an Lochain is a hill in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 4,052 feet. Stob Coire an Lochain is situated nearby to the locality Coire an t-Sneachda.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Braeriach and Falls of Dee.

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.

Loch Coire an Lochain is a small freshwater loch located below the summit of Braeriach in the eastern Highlands of Scotland. At 997 m above sea level, it is among the highest named bodies of water 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. Coire an t-Sneachda is situated 4 miles northeast of Stob Coire an Lochain.

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 Stob Coire an Lochain.

Stob Coire an Lochain

Type: Hill with an elevation of 4,052 feet
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.0763° or 57° 4′ 35″ north

Longitude

-3.74973° or 3° 44′ 59″ west

Elevation

4,052 feet (1,235 metres)

Open location code

9C9R37G2+G4

GeoNames ID

12624554

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