Càrn Mòr Dearg () is the ninth-highest mountain in
Scotland
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and the
British Isles
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, with a height of . It stands a short distance northeast of
Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis ( ; gd, Beinn Nibheis ) is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. The summit is above sea level and is the highest land in any direction for . Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian ...
, the highest mountain in Britain, to which it is linked by the 'Càrn Mòr Dearg
arête
An arête ( ) is a narrow ridge of rock which separates two valleys. It is typically formed when two glaciers erode parallel U-shaped valleys. Arêtes can also form when two glacial cirques erode headwards towards one another, although frequ ...
'. Along with Càrn Dearg Meadhanach ('middle red peak') and Càrn Beag Dearg ('little red peak'), it makes up the eastern ridge of the horseshoe-shaped Ben Nevis massif in 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 S ...
.
Climbing
The ascent of Càrn Mòr Dearg from the north (start from the North Face Car Park), the traverse of the arête, and the scramble up the north side of Ben Nevis make one of the best horse-shoe routes in Scotland.
Snow sports
Càrn Mòr Dearg is attractive to ski mountaineers and off piste skiers and boarders. In good conditions the summit can be reached from the nearby Nevis Range Ski areas in two hours or less. With enough snow, the descent from the summit to the CIC Hut gives a long, pleasant grade 1 descent. The eastern flank of the mountain has three fine bowls which give descents graded between 2 and 5 in K. Biggin's guide.
[Kenny Biggin, ''Scottish Offpiste Skiing and Snowboarding : Nevis Range and Ben Nevis'' (Spean Bridge : Skimountain, 2013)97-105.]
Gallery
File:Carn Mor Dearg summit ridge - geograph.org.uk - 2493228.jpg, Càrn Mòr Dearg summit
File:Carn Mòr Dearg and Carn Dearg Meadhonach viewed from Tower Ridge - geograph.org.uk - 3583774.jpg, Càrn Mòr Dearg and Càrn Dearg Meadhanach, from Ben Nevis to the west
File:Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg - geograph.org.uk - 2488341.jpg, Càrn Mòr Dearg (left), Càrn Dearg Meadhanach (middle) and Càrn Beag Dearg (right), with Ben Nevis behind, from Aonach Mòr to the east
File:Cmd-3.jpg, Càrn Mòr Dearg from Aonach Mòr showing the snow bowl that attract off-piste snowsports enthusiasts
File:Carn Mor Dearg Arete - panoramio.jpg, Càrn Mòr Dearg arête
See also
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Geology of Scotland
The geology of Scotland is unusually varied for a country of its size, with a large number of differing geological features.Keay & Keay (1994) page 415. There are three main geographical sub-divisions: the Highlands and Islands is a diverse area w ...
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List of Munro mountains
This is a list of Munro mountains and Munro Tops in Scotland by height. Munros are defined as Scottish mountains over in height, and which are on the Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") official list of Munros. In addition, the SMC define Mu ...
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Mountains and hills of Scotland
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References
Lochaber
Munros
Marilyns of Scotland
Mountains and hills of the Central Highlands
Mountains and hills of Highland (council area)
One-thousanders of Scotland
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