| Ben Hope | |
|---|---|
| Beinn Hòb | |
 Ben Hope from the west shore of Loch Eriboll | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 927 m (3,041 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 772 m (2,533 ft) |
| Parent peak | Ben Klibreck |
| Listing | Munro, Marilyn |
| Naming | |
| English translation | mountain of the bay |
| Language of name | Scottish Gaelic and Norse |
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic: [peɲ ˈhɔːp] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sutherland, Scotland |
| OS grid | NC477502 |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 9 |
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Ben Hope (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Hòb)[2] is a mountain in northern Scotland. It is the most northerly Munro, standing alone in the Flow Country (a region of bumpy, peat-covered moorland) south-east of Loch Hope in Sutherland. The mountain is a roughly triangular wedge, with a great crag on the west, with two lower shoulders to the south and northeast. Alpine flowers are abundant in season, although the ground is very rocky.
The Aetherius Society considers it to be one of its 19 holy mountains.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Ben Hope". Hill Bagging - the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH). 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Roddy Maclean. "Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape, Place names in Caithness and Sutherland" [A’ Ghàidhlig is Lochlannais air Aghaidh na Tìre] (PDF) (in English and Scottish Gaelic). Wester Ross: Scottish Natural Heritage. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ^ "Holy Mountains Of The World". The Aetherius Society, New Zealand Branch. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Holy Mountains". The Aetherius Society. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Aetherius Society Holy Mountains". Peakbagger. 1 November 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2024.