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|picture caption=The summit of Am Faochagach; Beag Dearg rising behind | |picture caption=The summit of Am Faochagach; Beag Dearg rising behind | ||
|height=3,127 feet | |height=3,127 feet | ||
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'''Am Faochagach''' is a mountain in north-western [[Ross-shire]], east of the main [[Beinn Dearg, Ross-shire|Beinn Dearg]] group of Munros, standing | '''Am Faochagach''' is a mountain in north-western [[Ross-shire]], east of the main [[Beinn Dearg, Ross-shire|Beinn Dearg]] group of Munros, standing apart. It reaches a height of 3,127 feet at its summit, and so it qualifies as a [[Munro]]. | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
Am Faochagach is a rounded peak with an | Am Faochagach is a rounded peak with an indistinct summit. There are two main ridges running north and south, both broad and easily traversed: the northern ridge leads to subsidiary peak named Meallan Bàn, while the southern ridge leads to the other subsidiary peak, Meall Gorm. There are some minor crags to the immediate east of the main summit. | ||
The best views are reckoned to be those looking out to the west over to the Beinn Dearg Munros, though there is no poverty of spectacle in any direction, this being an area of grandeur amongst a wild, remote Highland landscape. | The best views are reckoned to be those looking out to the west over to the Beinn Dearg Munros, though there is no poverty of spectacle in any direction, this being an area of grandeur amongst a wild, remote Highland landscape. | ||
To climb Am Faochagach requires the crossing of an unbridged river, the Abainn a' Gharbhrain, a wet-feet crossing and impassable after heavy rain. The | To climb Am Faochagach requires the crossing of an unbridged river, the Abainn a' Gharbhrain, a wet-feet crossing and impassable after heavy rain. The trip will usually begin from the south, near the Aultguish Inn at the head of Loch Glascarnoch. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 2 August 2018
| Am Faochagach | |||
| Ross-shire | |||
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 The summit of Am Faochagach; Beag Dearg rising behind | |||
| Range: | Ullapool Hills | ||
| Summit: | 3,127 feet NH303793 57°46’16"N, 4°51’18"W | ||
Am Faochagach is a mountain in north-western Ross-shire, east of the main Beinn Dearg group of Munros, standing apart. It reaches a height of 3,127 feet at its summit, and so it qualifies as a Munro.
Geography
Am Faochagach is a rounded peak with an indistinct summit. There are two main ridges running north and south, both broad and easily traversed: the northern ridge leads to subsidiary peak named Meallan Bàn, while the southern ridge leads to the other subsidiary peak, Meall Gorm. There are some minor crags to the immediate east of the main summit.
The best views are reckoned to be those looking out to the west over to the Beinn Dearg Munros, though there is no poverty of spectacle in any direction, this being an area of grandeur amongst a wild, remote Highland landscape.
To climb Am Faochagach requires the crossing of an unbridged river, the Abainn a' Gharbhrain, a wet-feet crossing and impassable after heavy rain. The trip will usually begin from the south, near the Aultguish Inn at the head of Loch Glascarnoch.
| Munros in SMC Area SMC Section 15 - Loch Broom to Easter Ross |
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Am Faochagach • Beinn Dearg • Ben Wyvis • Cona' Mheall • Eididh nan Clach Geala • Meall nan Ceapraichean • Seana Bhraigh |