Coire an t-Sneachda
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.Photo: Nk.sheridan, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cairn Gorm and Beinn Mheadhoin.
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.
Beinn Mheadhoin
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beinn Mheadhoin or Beinn Meadhain is a mountain in the Highlands of Scotland. It is a Munro with a height of 1,182 metres and by some counts it is the twelfth-highest mountain of Great Britain. Beinn Mheadhoin is situated 2 miles southeast of Coire an t-Sneachda.
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. Lairig Ghru is situated 2 miles southwest of Coire an t-Sneachda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lairig an Laoigh.
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 3 miles southeast of Coire an t-Sneachda.
Coire an t-Sneachda
- Type: Locality
- Description: cirque in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Category: cirque
- Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.10968° or 57° 6′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.66364° or 3° 39′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C9R485P+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1402194381OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q5141651
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Coire an t-Sneachda” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Coire an t-Sneachda”
- Irish: “Coire an t-Sneachda”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Coire an t-Sneachda”
- Welsh: “Coire an t-Sneachda”
Localities in the Area
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