Prominence c. 636 m OS grid NN218079 Elevation 901 m Listing Marilyn | Pronunciation /ˈbeɪnən ˈloʊxən/ Topo map OS Landranger 56 Parent peak Beinn Ìme | |
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Translation Mountain of the lochan (pond) (Gaelic) Location Argyll and Bute, Scotland Mountain range Grampian Mountains, Arrochar Alps Parent ranges Arrochar Alps, Grampian Mountains Similar Ben Donich, Beinn Ìme, Binnein an Fhidhleir, Beinn Luibhean, The Brack | ||
Beinn an Lochain is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps, southern Scotland, on the western edge of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Although included in Sir Hugh Munro's original list of Scottish mountains over 3000 feet, subsequent surveys showed it to be significantly shorter than the 914.4 m cut-off limit required to count as a Munro. Nonetheless, it remains a popular mountain, and is often quoted as an example of an interesting mountain below 3000 feet to show that there is more to mountaineering in Scotland than just Munro-bagging.
Map of Beinn an Lochain, Cairndow, UK
Beinn an Lochain is usually climbed from the car park at Butterbridge, on the A83 road, at the head of Glen Kinglas. From there, the summit is reached after a 2.5 km walk along the mountain's north-east ridge, climbing over 700 m.