Sgòr an Lochain Uaine
| Sgòr an Lochain Uaine | |||
| Aberdeenshire, Inverness-shire | |||
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 Sgòr an Lochain Uaine from the entrance to An Garbh Coire | |||
| Range: | Cairngorms | ||
| Summit: | 4,127 feet NN954976 57°3’28"N, 3°43’29"W | ||
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is a mountain in the Cairngorms, whose summit marks the border of Aberdeenshire with Inverness-shire. By some counts it is the fifth highest mountain in the United Kingdom, and it is the third highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, lying between Braeriach and Cairn Toul on the western side of the pass of the Lairig Ghru.
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine was only "promoted" to Munro status by the Scottish Mountaineering Club's 1997 revision of the tables, having been listed before as a mere top.
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is a remote mountain, and all routes to the summit are long days by Scottish standards. It is usually climbed in conjunction with other peaks: if coming from the south it may be combined with Cairn Toul and The Devil's Point, whilst from the north one must first cross Braeriach.
Name
The mountain takes its name from An Lochan Uaine the lochan lying in the corrie on the north-east side of the peak. It is known by some as, and the Ordnance Survey maps show, The Angel's Peak, but that name is a 19th-century invention; invented as a counterpoint to The Devil's Point nearby.[1]
Pictures
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Cairn Toul (left) Sgòr an Lochain Uaine (far-right)
References
| Munros in SMC Area SMC Section 8 - The Cairngorms |
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Beinn a' Bhuird • Beinn a' Chaorainn • Beinn Bhreac • Beinn Bhrotain • Beinn Mheadhoin • Ben Avon • Ben Macdhui • Braeriach • Bynack More • Cairn Gorm • Cairn Toul • Carn a' Mhaim • Derry Cairngorm • Monadh Mòr • Mullach Clach a' Bhlair • Sgòr an Lochain Uaine • Sgòr Gaoith • The Devil's Point |