Ben Chonzie or Ben-y-HoneOn Ben Chonzie, real hillwalkers don't picnic
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The Scotsman ''The Scotsman'' is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. First established as a radical political paper in 1817, it began daily publication in 1855 and remained a broadsheet until August 2004. Its par ...

'', 19 November 2005 ( gd, Beinn a' Chomhainn, 'mountain of the narrowness',Drummond, Peter (1991). ''Scottish Hill and Mountain Names''. Scottish Mountaineering Trust, p.167. or possibly from ''Beinn Chòinnich'', 'mossy mountain') is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

in the Breadalbane region of the

Scottish Highlands The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Sco ...

. It is eleven kilometres northwest of

Crieff Crieff (; gd, Craoibh, meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy. The A822 joins the A823 to Dunfermline. Crieff has become ...

. It stands at and is therefore listed as a

Munro A Munro () is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over , and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. The best known Munro is Ben Nevis ...

.The Munros (SMC Guide), Donald Bennett et al., It is the highest point of a large area of

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and rounded hills between

Loch Earn Loch Earn (Scottish Gaelic language, Scottish Gaelic, ''Loch Eire/Loch Éireann'') is a freshwater loch in the southern Scottish Highlands, highlands of Scotland, in the districts of Perth and Kinross and Stirling (council area), Stirling. Th ...

and

Loch Tay Loch Tay ( gd, Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross and Stirling council areas. It is the largest body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, and the sixth largest loch in Scotland. The ...

, and with a broad, flat summit and relatively few distinguishing features, it is often regarded as one of Scotland's least interesting Munros."...having a reputation of being one of the dullest Munros in the land" ''The Munros: Scotland's Highest Mountains'', Cameron McNeish, It is most often climbed from Invergeldie (

Comrie Comrie may refer to: Places *Comrie (crater), a lunar crater *Comrie, Fife, a village in Fife, Scotland *Comrie, Perth and Kinross, a village and parish in Strathearn, Scotland People with the surname *Aaron Comrie (born 1997), Scottish footballer ...

) to the southwest; however it can also be climbed from the southeast by way of Glen Turret. The latter is longer but presents walkers with a more interesting and scenic climb, having an array of buttresses and cliffs which can be tackled by those who feel brave, or passed by on either side.''The Southern Highlands'' (SMC Guide), Donald Bennett et al., Mountain hares (''Lepus timidus'', subspecies ''Lepus timidus scoticus'') can be seen around the plateau area if walkers are quiet and observant. There are also many other animals on the approaches to the Ben, including Buzzards, other birds of prey, and frogs and newts in the pools alongside the landrover track that runs up the eastern aspect of the loch. Deer may be seen on the slopes to the north of the Ben.

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Munros Marilyns of Scotland Mountains and hills of the Southern Highlands Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Scotland Mountains and hills of Perth and Kinross {{PerthKinross-geo-stub