North East Buttress
North East Buttress is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. North East Buttress is situated nearby to the locality Coire Leis, as well as near Observatory Gully.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Nevis and Càrn Mòr Dearg.
Ben Nevis
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom, at 1344.527 m / 4413 ft - it gained about a metre during a 2016 official survey. It's near the town of Fort William in the Scottish Highlands, at the southwest end of the Great Glen.
Càrn Mòr Dearg
Peak
Photo: David Crocker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Càrn Mòr Dearg is the eighth-highest mountain in Scotland and the British Isles, with a height of 1,221.1 metres. It stands a short distance northeast of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain, to which it is linked by the Càrn Mòr Dearg arête.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achriabhach and Glen Nevis.
Achriabhach
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achriabhach is a hamlet in Glen Nevis, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Achriabhach is adjacent to the Ben Nevis Site of Special Scientific Interest as designated by Scottish Natural Heritage. Achriabhach is situated 2½ miles southwest of North East Buttress.
Glen Nevis
Village
Photo: Bert Kaufmann, CC BY 2.0.
Glen Nevis is a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, with Fort William at its foot. It is bordered to the south by the Mamore range, and to the north by the highest mountains in the British Isles: Ben Nevis, Càrn Mor Dearg, Aonach Mòr, and Aonach Beag. Glen Nevis is situated 3 miles west of North East Buttress.
Inverlochy
Suburb
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Inverlochy is a village north of Fort William, Highland, Scotland. Inverlochy is part of the Great Glen Way, a popular hiking and cycling route from Fort William to Inverness. Inverlochy is situated 4 miles northwest of North East Buttress.
North East Buttress
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.79852° or 56° 47′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.99811° or 4° 59′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C8QQ2X2+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 860479353OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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