Sgùrr Eilde Mòr

Coordinates: 56°45′00″N 4°53′39″W / 56.749863°N 4.89424°W / 56.749863; -4.89424
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Sgurr Eilde Mor
Sgùrr Èilde Mhòr
Sgùrr Eilde Mòr and Coire an Lochan from Sgòr Eilde Beag
Highest point
Elevation1,010 m (3,310 ft)[1]
Prominence271 m (889 ft)
Parent peakBinnein Mòr
ListingMunro, Marilyn
Naming
English translationbig peak of the hind
Language of nameGaelic
PronunciationScottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪kuːrˠ ˈeːltʲə moːɾ]
English approximation: skoor-AYLT-yə-mor
Geography
LocationHighland, Scotland
Parent rangeMamores
OS gridNN230657
Topo mapOS Landranger 41, OS Explorer 392

Sgùrr Eilde Mòr or Sgùrr Èilde Mhòr (in Gaelic)[2] is a mountain in the Mamores range of the Grampian Mountains, Scotland. It is 6 kilometres north-east of Kinlochleven. It is a steep, conical peak of scree and quartzite boulders, capped with a layer of schist. With a height of 1010 m (3314 ft) it is classed as a Munro, so is popular with hillwalkers. It is most commonly climbed from Kinlochleven by way of a stalker's path which leads to a col at Coire an Lochan, and then by either the south or the west ridge - both routes involving an ascent of steep, bouldery terrain.

References[edit]

  • The Munros (SMC Guide), Donald Bennett et al., ISBN 0-907521-13-4
  1. ^ "walkhighlands Sgurr Eilde Mor". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Sgurr Eilde Mor". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.

56°45′00″N 4°53′39″W / 56.749863°N 4.89424°W / 56.749863; -4.89424