Cnoc Coinnich
| Cnoc Coinnich | |||
| Argyllshire | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| File:CnocCoinnich.jpg From near the summit of Cnoc Coinnich | |||
| Range: | Arrochar Alps | ||
| Summit: | 2,505 feet NN233007 56°9’59"N, 4°50’47"W | ||
Cnoc Coinnich is a mountain of 2,505 feet on the Ardgoil Peninsula in Argyllshire and which forms part of the Arrochar Alps. It looks down upion Loch Long, to the east, and has Loch Goil to the west.
The mountain is listed as a "Corbett", which is to say a Scottish mountain of at least 2,500 feet but falling short of the 3,000 feet required for a munro, with a drop of at least 500 feet on all sides.[1]
Cnoc Connich easily ascended from either Lochgoilhead, or from Artgartan on the A83 and is not far off the course of the Cowal Way long distance footpath. It is often climbed together with The Brack another Corbett which lies at the other side of the Coilessan bealach.
The mountain is topped by a small cairn.
Corbett status
Cnoc Coinnich missed out on Corbett status by one metre until July 2016 when it was resurveyed at the instigation of the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC). The new height is "763.5m", changing its classification from one of the highest Grahams (second only in alphabetic order to Beinn Talaidh) to Corbett.[2]
The height was ratified by the Ordnance Survey and will be shown as "764m" on its maps.[3]
References
- ↑ Munros & Corbetts - The Corbetts
- ↑ "Hill sleuths' journey into mist reveals Cnoc Coinnich measures up to Corbett status". http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2016/06/30/hill-sleuths-journey-into-mist-reveals-cnoc-coinnich-measures-up-to-corbett-status.
- ↑ "A New Corbett for Scotland". https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/blog/2016/07/a-new-corbett-for-scotland/.