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Ben More | |
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Beinn Mhòr | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,174 m (3,852 ft)[1] |
Prominence | c. 986 metres (3,235 ft) Ranked 6th in British Isles |
Parent peak | Ben Nevis |
Listing | Munro, Marilyn, Council top (Stirling) |
Naming | |
English translation | big mountain |
Language of name | Gaelic |
Pronunciation | Gaelic [ə ˈveiɲ ˈvoːɾ] |
Geography | |
Location | Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Parent range | Grampian Mountains |
OS grid | NN432244 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 51, Explorer 365 |
Ben More (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Mhòr, "the great mountain")[2] is a mountain in the Breadalbane region of the southern Scottish Highlands, near Crianlarich. Rising to 1,174 metres (3,852 ft), it is a Munro and is the highest of the so-called Crianlarich Hills to the south-east of the village. There is no higher land in the British Isles south of Ben More. It is separated from Stob Binnein (1,165 m or 3,822 ft) by the Bealach-eadar-dha Beinn, "col between two mountains". It is the highest peak in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
Ben More's north side contains a long-lasting snow patch, which – uniquely in the Southern Highlands – is named on a 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map, and is called the Cuidhe Chrom (crooked wreath), on account of the shape it forms in late spring/early summer. This patch frequently lasts until well into June and sometimes July. The similar name Cuidhe Cròm appears as a summit near Lochnagar.