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Sgùrr nan Ceathramhnan

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130: 540: 843: 24: 718: 476:(915 metres) on the eastern ridge was removed as a Munro Top. In addition to this Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan has three tops which have been deleted from the list over the years, making a total of eight distinct summits on the mountain in addition to the highest point. Its outlier to the north east, Mullach na Dheiragain, is regarded as a separate Munro. 503:
to the south or from the road end in Glen Affric. It is also possible to start walking from Iron Lodge in Glen Elchaig but a bicycle is needed to travel up the estate road, another approach starts from the car park in Strath Croe. From the Alltbeithe hostel the ascent goes north up a stalkers path to
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name means "peak of the quarters", referring to the large amount of land it divides with its ridges. Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan's summit has twin peaks linked by a curving ridge with the western pinnacle lying 500 metres away from the highest point and reaching 1143 metres in height. There is a small
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deems Ceathreamhnan the fourth-most difficult Scottish Munro to climb, taking into account its remoteness and its height. It is a massive mountain which covers 24 square miles (62 square km) and stands many kilometres from the nearest public road, it has a tent like appearance and throws down many
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The ascent of Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan is a major undertaking best done during the long hours of summer daylight. The shortest approach is from the Alltbeithe youth hostel in upper Glen Affric at grid reference
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on the way to Ceathreamhnan's summit with little extra effort. The view from the summit is one of remote mountainous country, although with the help of binoculars it is possible to see
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3.5 kilometres south of the summit; however, it is a major undertaking just to get to the hostel, with long walks in from
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long ridges to the valleys. It has five subsidiary “tops”, three of these stand on the northern ridge, they are
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the col between Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan and An Socach - the latter a minor Munro which can be easily
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amount of scrambling involved in traversing between the two summits.
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for 'peak of the quarters') is a mountain in the
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and ranked as the third highest mountain north of the
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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 916:Mountains and hills of the Northwest Highlands 680: 423:and Glen Elchaig, some 30 kilometres east of 8: 134:Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan summit from the west 472:(1143 metres) is also regarded as a "top". 687: 673: 665: 285: 119: 108:Learn how and when to remove this message 626:"walkhighlands Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan" 617: 516:, over 70 kilometres away to the east. 585:100 Best Routes on Scottish Mountains 213: 7: 46:adding citations to reliable sources 14: 716: 655:: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland 538: 215:[ˈs̪kuːrˠnəŋʲˈkʰʲɛɾəvən] 128: 22: 531:Mountains and hills of Scotland 33:needs additional citations for 559:Handbook of the Scottish Hills 453:Handbook of the Scottish Hills 1: 150:1,151 m (3,776 ft) 921:One-thousanders of Scotland 628:. walkhighlands.co.uk. 2014 937: 355:1041 m (3415 ft) 337:1075 m (3527 ft) 319:1143 m (3750 ft) 290:of Sgùrr nan Ceathramhnan 852: 839: 798:Sgùrr a' Bhealaich Dheirg 723: 714: 648:"Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan" 391:915 m (3002 ft) 373:918 m (3012 ft) 127: 574:, Donald Bennet et al., 57:"Sgùrr nan Ceathramhnan" 738:An Socach (Glen Affric) 526:List of Munro mountains 403:Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan 123:Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan 846: 818:Sgùrr nan Ceathramhnan 813:Sgùrr na Ciste Dhuibhe 653:Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba 598:Hamish’s Mountain Walk 572:The Munros (SMC Guide) 401: 845: 823:Sgùrr nan Conbhairean 783:Mullach na Dheiragain 778:Mullach Fraoch-choire 474:Stob Coire na Cloiche 381:Stob Coire na Cloiche 911:Marilyns of Scotland 882:57.25500°N 5.22361°W 192:peak of the quarters 42:improve this article 878: /  451:E.J. 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Elevation
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Marilyn
Scottish Gaelic
[ˈs̪kuːrˠnəŋʲˈkʰʲɛɾəvən]
Glen Affric
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Parent range
Northwest Highlands
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NH056228
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Listed summits
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NH053237

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