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Sgòr Gaoith

Coordinates: 57°04′07″N 3°48′36″W / 57.068484°N 3.810029°W / 57.068484; -3.810029
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Sgòr Gaoith
The summit of Sgòr Gaoith
Highest point
Elevation1,118 m (3,668 ft)[1]
Prominence242 m (794 ft)
Parent peakBraeriach
ListingMarilyn, Munro
Naming
English translationwindy peak
Language of nameGaelic
PronunciationScottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪kɔɾ ˈkɤj]
Geography
Map
LocationCairngorms, Scotland
OS gridNN903989
Topo mapOS Landranger 36, 43
Geology
Mountain typeGranite

Sgòr Gaoith (Scottish Gaelic: Sgòr Gaoithe, 'windy peak')[2] is a mountain peak in the far western massif of the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands. It is 1,118 metres (3,668 ft) high, and is the highest point on a long north-south ridge. The ridge is separated from the Braeriach massif to the east by Glen Eanaich and Loch Eanaich.

The name 'Sgòr Gaoith' also refers to the mountain as a whole. The other summits of the mountain are Sgòran Dubh Mòr (1,111 m high) to the north, and Càrn Bàn Mòr (1052 m high) to the south. The eastern side of Sgòr Gaoith is girded by steep cliffs which plunge down to Loch Eanaich; the western side is composed of heather slopes and a number of shallow corries.

The two most commonly used routes up Sgòr Gaoith start from Glen Feshie to the west. One ascends the mountain via a track starting in the pine woods, leading up into Coire Ruadh and thence to the summit by a number of indistinct paths. The other starts further south down Glen Feshie from a car-park just before the farm of Achlean and reaches the summit via the lower peak of Carn Ban Mòr (1,052 m).

References

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  1. ^ "walkhighlands Sgor Gaoith". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Sgor Gaoith". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.

57°04′07″N 3°48′36″W / 57.068484°N 3.810029°W / 57.068484; -3.810029