Location Lochaber, Scotland Topo map OS Landranger 41 Prominence 165 m Parent peak Ben Nevis | OS grid NN177722 Elevation 1,223 m Mountain range Grampian Mountains Listing Munro, Marilyn | |
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Translation Great red peak (Gaelic) Pronunciation Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰaːrˠn ˈmoːɾ ˈtʲɛɾɛk]
English approx: kaarn maur jerek Similar Ben Nevis, Aonach Beag, Aonach Mòr, Sgùrr a' Mhàim, Stob Bàn | ||
Càrn Mòr Dearg (1,221 m (4,006 ft)) is the eighth-highest mountain in Scotland. It is situated in the west of Scotland, close to the town of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland. It lies just to the north-west of its much more famous neighbour, Ben Nevis, to which it is linked by the spectacular Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête.
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Map of Carn Mor Dearg, Fort William, UK
The ascent of Càrn Mòr Dearg from the north (start from the North Face Car Park), the traverse of the arête, and the scramble up the north side of Ben Nevis make one of the best horse-shoe routes in Scotland.
Snow Sports
Càrn Mòr Dearg is attractive to ski mountaineers and off piste skiers and boarders. In good conditions the summit can be reached from the nearby Nevis Range Ski areas in two hours or less. With enough snow, the descent from the summit to the CIC Hut gives a long, pleasant grade 1 descent. The eastern flank of the mountain has three fine bowls which give descents graded between 2 and 5 in K. Biggin's guide.