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ridges which spring from the Allt Coire a' Mhàil above the An Steall Ban waterfall. Both these routes require some scrambling. A more circuitous ascent goes up to the head of Coire a' Mhusgain from
Achriabhach to cross the ridge to the summit. The summit cairn is substantial being made up of light coloured quartzite stones and gives a view of the southern side of
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106:Coordinates
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883:Categories
839:Chno Dearg
834:Càrn Dearg
808:Geal Charn
803:Geal-Chàrn
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633:Aonach Mòr
419:References
353:Glen Nevis
292:Munro Top
274:Munro Top
223:Landranger
116:56°45′21″N
68:Prominence
773:Ben Alder
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512:Footnotes
413:Ben Nevis
381:Am Bodach
367:Landscape
361:quartzite
349:Ben Nevis
167:Geography
119:5°00′14″W
58:Elevation
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176:Lochaber
172:Location
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