The Saddle

The Saddle is a mountain saddle in Moray, Scotland and has an elevation of 2,648 feet. The Saddle is situated nearby to the locality Ciste Mhearad, as well as near Coire Raibeirt.

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 a‘ Chaorainn

Peak

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beinn a' Chaorainn is a Scottish mountain in the heart of the Cairngorms range. It is quite a remote hill, being located roughly 19 kilometres south east of Aviemore and 14 kilometres north west of Braemar.

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.

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.

The Saddle

Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,648 feet
Category: landform
Location: Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.1103° or 57° 6′ 37″ north

Longitude

-3.6219° or 3° 37′ 19″ west

Elevation

2,648 feet (807 metres)

Open location code

9C9R496H+47

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5896102385

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=saddle

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Localities in the Area

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