Northwest Highlands

The Northwest Highlands are located in the northern third of that is separated from the Grampian Mountains by the . The region comprises Wester Ross, Assynt, and part of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Càrn Eige and Mam Sodhail.

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Carn Eighe is a mountain in the of . Rising to 1,183 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Scotland north of the , the twelfth-highest in the , and, in terms of relative height, it is the second-tallest mountain in the British Isles after .

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, or Màm Sabhail in Gaelic, sometimes anglicised "Mam Soul", is a mountain with a height of 1,181 metres in the of .

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is a mountain in the of . It is situated on the south side of , at the end of Glen Cannich, about 60 km west of .

Northwest Highlands

Latitude
57.28° or 57° 16′ 48″ north
Longitude
-5.1° or 5° 6′ west
Open location code
9C9P7WJ2+22
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5595879822
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Wiki­data ID
Q1084560
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Northwest Highlands” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “西北高地”
  • Czech: “Kaledonské hory”
  • Dutch: “Northwest Highlands”
  • Esperanto: “Nordokcidenta Altaĵo de Skotlando”
  • French: “Northwest Highlands”
  • German: “Northwest Highlands”
  • Hausa: “Tuddan Yankin Arewa maso Yamma”
  • Hungarian: “Északnyugati-felföld”
  • Irish: “Garbhchríocha an Iarthuaiscirt”
  • Japanese: “北西ハイランド”
  • Japanese: “北西高地地方”
  • Polish: “Góry Kaledońskie”
  • Polish: “Góry Północnoszkockie”
  • Serbian: “Kaledonske planine”
  • Serbian: “Каледонске планине”
  • Ukrainian: “Північно-західне Шотландське нагір’я”
  • Ukrainian: “Північно-Західне Шотландське нагір’я”
  • Western Panjabi: “نارتھویسٹ ہائیلینڈز”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Creag na h-Eige and Bealach na h-Eige.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mam Sodhail - Mullach Cadha Rainich and Stob a‘ Choire Dhomhain.

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