Stob Choire Claurigh

Stob Choire Claurigh
Stob Coire Chlamhraidh
Stob Choire Claurigh above the Leanachan Forest. Seen from the north.
Highest point
Elevation1,177 m (3,862 ft)[1]
Prominence446 m (1,463 ft)
ListingMunro, Marilyn
Naming
Language of nameGaelic
PronunciationScottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪t̪op ˈxɔɾʲə ˈkl̪ˠãũɾɪ]
English approximation: stop-KHOR-yə-KLOW-ree
Geography
Map
LocationHighland, Scotland
Parent rangeGrey Corries
OS gridNN262738
Topo mapOS Landranger 41, OS Explorer 392
Listed summits of Stob Choire Claurigh
Name Grid ref Height Status
Stob Coire na Ceannain NN267745 1123 m (3684 ft) Munro Top
Stob a’ Choire Lèith NN256736 1105 m (3625 ft) Munro Top
Stob Coire na Gaibhre NN261757 958 m (3143 ft) Munro Top
Looking SW from the summit along the Grey Corries ridge with the weather closing in.

Stob Choire Claurigh (Scottish Gaelic: Stob Coire Chlamhraidh)[2] is a mountain in Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, with a height of 1,177 metres (3,862 ft). It is part of the Grey Corries, near Ben Nevis, and lies about 16 km (10 mi) east of Fort William. It is described as one of the best ridge walks on the Scottish mainland.[3]

  1. ^ "walkhighlands Stob Choire Claurigh". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Stob Choire Claurigh". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.
  3. ^ "100 Best Routes on Scottish Mountains" Page 72 “One of the longest and most entertaining ridge walks on the (Scottish) mainland”.