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Coirean is often climbed together with the neighbouring Stob Bàn; this walk starts at Achriabhach and climbs Coire a' Mhusgain before crossing Stob Bàn to reach Mullach nan Coirean. A direct ascent of the mountain starts at the same place and goes through the Nevis Forest to reach Mullach
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Coirean has four ridges radiating from its summit. The eastern ridge links to the adjoining Munro of Stob Bàn, which is three kilometres away, whilst the south western ridge links to the subsidiary top of Meall a' Chaorainn (910 metres) before descending steeply to the glen of the River
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589:Loch Ericht
426:25 November
363:Loch Linnhe
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102:Coordinates
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818:Càrn Dearg
792:Geal Charn
787:Geal-Chàrn
777:Càrn Dearg
617:Aonach Mòr
369:References
314:Glen Nevis
284:') or
242:Landranger
175:-ləkh-nən-
112:56°45′00″N
68:Prominence
757:Ben Alder
658:Am Bodach
623:Ben Nevis
406:Footnotes
350:Inverness
326:quartzite
320:Landscape
249:Explorers
186:Geography
115:5°04′21″W
58:Elevation
721:Stob Bàn
693:Stob Bàn
581:Scotland
356:Climbing
306:Stob Bàn
234:Topo map
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199:Scotland
195:Highland
191:Location
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650:Mamores
342:Deirdre
310:bealach
294:Mamores
282:corries
220:OS grid
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