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'''Geal Charn''' or '''Geal-chàrn''' is a mountain of the [[Drumochter Hills]] in [[Inverness-shire]], which reaches a height of 3,009 feet at its summit, and so it just qualifies as a [[Munro]]. | '''Geal Charn''' or '''Geal-chàrn''' is a mountain of the [[Drumochter Hills]] in [[Inverness-shire]], which reaches a height of 3,009 feet at its summit, and so it just qualifies as a [[Munro]]. | ||
| − | This is one of a group of | + | This is one of a group of four Munros that lie to the west of the [[Pass of Drumochter]]. It rises sharply from the eastern shores of [[Loch Ericht]] to a rounded summit. |
From the summit the ridges radiate. The south ridge leads out and over to neighbouring mountain also a Munro, [[A' Mharconaich]]. A wide east ridge drops back down over easy slopes to the A9. | From the summit the ridges radiate. The south ridge leads out and over to neighbouring mountain also a Munro, [[A' Mharconaich]]. A wide east ridge drops back down over easy slopes to the A9. | ||
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[[File:From Geal Charn Drumochter (NW slope) to Loch Ericht geograph-2158455-by-Dorothy-Carse.jpg|left|thumb|250px|From Geal Charn to Loch Ericht]] | [[File:From Geal Charn Drumochter (NW slope) to Loch Ericht geograph-2158455-by-Dorothy-Carse.jpg|left|thumb|250px|From Geal Charn to Loch Ericht]] | ||
==Climbing== | ==Climbing== | ||
| − | From the summit there are fine views looking south west over Loch Ericht to the distant [[Ben Alder]] group. | + | From the summit there are fine views looking south-west over Loch Ericht to the distant [[Ben Alder]] group. |
| − | Geal Charn can be combined with the | + | Geal Charn can be combined with the three other Munros in the group as they are all connected by a ridge system. The high starting altitude from the Drumochter Pass means that this should not be over strenuous. |
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Latest revision as of 17:52, 19 September 2018
| Geal Charn | |||
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_126326.jpg) Geal Charn | |||
| Range: | Drumochter Hills | ||
| Summit: | 3,009 feet NN596782 56°52’26"N, 4°18’19"W | ||
Geal Charn or Geal-chàrn is a mountain of the Drumochter Hills in Inverness-shire, which reaches a height of 3,009 feet at its summit, and so it just qualifies as a Munro.
This is one of a group of four Munros that lie to the west of the Pass of Drumochter. It rises sharply from the eastern shores of Loch Ericht to a rounded summit.
From the summit the ridges radiate. The south ridge leads out and over to neighbouring mountain also a Munro, A' Mharconaich. A wide east ridge drops back down over easy slopes to the A9.
The best aspect to the hill is the southern corrie which bites into its eastern ridge. This is well seen from the A9 just past the summit of the Pass of Drumochter. The western face is steep and best avoided.
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Climbing
From the summit there are fine views looking south-west over Loch Ericht to the distant Ben Alder group.
Geal Charn can be combined with the three other Munros in the group as they are all connected by a ridge system. The high starting altitude from the Drumochter Pass means that this should not be over strenuous.
| Munros in SMC Area SMC Section 5 - Loch Rannoch to Drumochter |
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A' Bhuidheanach Bheag • A' Mharconaich • Beinn Udlamain • Carn na Caim • Geal Charn • Meall Chuaich • Sgairneach Mhòr This Mountain or hill article is a stub: help to improve Wikishire by building it up. |
