Pass of Drumochter
The Pass of Drumochter meaning simply 'high ridge' is the main mountain pass between the northern and southern central Scottish Highlands. The A9 road passes through here, as does the Highland Main Line, the railway between Inverness and the south of Scotland.Photo: Samoht2188, Public domain.
Photo: JBellis, Public domain.
- Type: Locality
- Description: mountain pass in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Pass Of Drumochter”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Sow of Atholl and A’ Mharconaich.
The Sow of Atholl
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sow of Atholl is a Scottish hill which is situated 27 kilometres west-northwest of the town of Blair Atholl in Perth and Kinross council area. It stands on the western side of the Pass of Drumochter in a group of hills which lie around Coire Dhomhain.
A’ Mharconaich
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A' Mharconaich is a mountain near Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highlands. It is a Munro with a height of 975 metres. It is in a group of mountains east of Loch Ericht and west of the A9 road and Pass of Drumochter, and are known accordingly as the Drumochter Hills.
A‘ Bhuidheanach Bheag
Peak
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A' Bhuidheanach Bheag is a Scottish mountain situated on the eastern side of the Pass of Drumochter, some 24 km WNW of Blair Atholl. The mountain straddles the border between Highland and Perth and Kinross council areas although the actual summit is in the latter. A‘ Bhuidheanach Bheag is situated 2 miles northeast of Pass of Drumochter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalwhinnie.
Dalwhinnie
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalwhinnie is a small village in the Scottish Highlands. Dalwhinnie is located at the head of Glen Truim and the north-east end of Loch Ericht, on the western edge of the Cairngorms National Park. Dalwhinnie is situated 5 miles north of Pass of Drumochter.
Pass of Drumochter
- Categories: mountain pass and route summit
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.85625° or 56° 51′ 23″ northLongitude
-4.25085° or 4° 15′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C8QVP4X+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1931074199OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q7142417
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In Other Languages
From German to Scottish Gaelic—“Pass of Drumochter” goes by many names.
- German: “Pass of Drumochter”
- Irish: “Bealach Druim Uachdair”
- Japanese: “ドラモックター峠”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Druim Uachdair”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Druim Uachdar”
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