Ben Vrackie

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Ben Vrackie
Perthshire
Ben Vrackie and Loch a' Choire - geograph.org.uk - 1324940.jpg
Ben Vrackie from Càrn nan Gabhar
Summit: 2,759 feet NN950632
56°44’55"N, 3°43’7"W

Ben Vrackie is a mountain in Perthshire, a little north of the town of Pitlochry, and bold against the skyline of that town. It reaches 2,759 feet high at its summit.

The summit may be reached easily by a direct path from Pitlochry or Killiecrankie, and commands views of Pitlochry and the surrounding glens.

The name of the mountain is Gaelic, and means 'Speckled mountain'.