Whale Fluke Boulder
Whale Fluke Boulder is a stone in Highland Council, Scotland. Whale Fluke Boulder is situated nearby to the mountain saddle Lairig Ghru, as well as near the peak Sron na Lairige.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lairig Ghru and Braeriach.
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.
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.
Ben Macdui
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben Macdui is the second-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, and the highest of the Cairngorm Mountains. The summit is 1,309 metres above sea level and it is classed as a Munro. Ben Macdui is situated 2½ miles southeast of Whale Fluke Boulder.
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 2 miles northeast of Whale Fluke Boulder.
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 4½ miles east of Whale Fluke Boulder.
Whale Fluke Boulder
- Type: Stone
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.09641° or 57° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.7123° or 3° 42′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C9R37WQ+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 13943461494OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sron na Lairige and Creag an Leth-choin.
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