Càrn Mòr Dearg

Càrn Mòr Dearg
Càrn Mòr Dearg: seen from Ben Nevis
Elevation	1,223 m (4,012 ft)
Prominence	165 m (541 ft)
Parent peak	Ben Nevis
Listing	Munro, Marilyn
Translation	Great red peak (Gaelic)
Pronunciation	Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰaːrˠn ˈmoːɾ ˈtʲɛɾɛk] English approx: kaarn maur jerek
Location
Location	Lochaber,  Scotland
Topo map	OS Landranger 41
OS grid	NN177722

Càrn Mòr Dearg (1,221 m) is the eighth highest mountain in Scotland. It is situated in the west of Scotland, close to the town of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland. It lies just to the north-west of its much more famous neighbour, Ben Nevis, to which it is linked by the spectacular Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête.

The ascent of Càrn Mòr Dearg from the north (start by golf course), the traverse of the arête, and the scramble up the north side of Ben Nevis make one of the best horse-shoe routes in Scotland.^[1]

See also

• Geology of Scotland

References

1. ^ Irvine Butterfield (1986). The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland. London: Diadem Books. p. 98. ISBN 0-906371-71-6. 

Coordinates: 56°48′20″N 4°59′15″W / 56.80549°N 4.98744°W / 56.80549; -4.98744