Balminnoch
Balminnoch is a mountain saddle in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,923 feet. Balminnoch is situated nearby to the locality The Cargaie, as well as near Carglas Craig (A‘ Charr Ghlas).Places of Interest
Highlights include Merrick and Kirriereoch Hill.
Merrick
Peak
Photo: DavidAdamson, CC BY 3.0.
The Merrick is a mountain in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. The summit elevation is 843 metres, making it the highest mountain in the Southern Uplands and southern Scotland.
Kirriereoch Hill
Peak
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirriereoch Hill is a hill in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies on the border of the old counties of Ayrshire and Kirkcudbrightshire, or the modern regions of Dumfries and Galloway and South Ayrshire.
Tarfessock
Peak
Tarfessock is a hill in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. A craggy hill, it is the lowest Donald in the range, being completely obscured by Kirriereoch Hill when viewed from the Merrick.
Balminnoch
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,923 feet
- Also known as: “Balminnoch (Am Bealach Meadhanach)”
- Category: landform
- Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.157° or 55° 9′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.4834° or 4° 29′ 0″ westElevation
1,923 feet (586 metres)Open location code
9C7Q5G48+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 13704686459OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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