- Ben Avon
Infobox Mountain
Name = Ben Avon
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Elevation = 1171 m (3842 ft)
Location =Cairngorms ,Scotland
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Prominence = "c." 197 m
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OS "Landranger" 36
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Grid_ref_UK = NJ131018
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Listing =Munro , Marilyn
Translation = Hill of the bright one
Language = Gaelic
Pronunciation = peɲˈahɪɲBen Avon (
Scottish Gaelic : Beinn Athfhinn) is amountain in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. The highest point of the massif, known as Leabaidh an Dàimh Bhuide ("bed of the yellow stag") is classified as both aMunro and a Marilyn.Ben Avon is a very large and complex mountain sprawling over more than 30 km². The summit
plateau is dominated bygranite tor s, one of which forms the summit. From the broad summit plateau ridges lead in almost every direction, allowing access fromGlen Avon to the north, fromBeinn a' Bhùird to the west and fromGleann an t-Slugain in the south. To the west of the summit lies the massive corrie, Slochd Mòr, with its rocky cliffs, and the approaches from the south and west take you close to the corrie rim.The most common ascent route is via the path in the deep glen that separates Ben Avon and Beinn a' Bhùird, or from Beinn a' Bhùird itself. The summit tor itself must be climbed in order to "bag" the mountain, though it is an easy scramble.
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