The Mamores are a group of mountains in the
Lochaber
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area of the
Grampian Mountains in the
Scottish Highlands
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. They form an east–west ridge approximately fifteen kilometres in length lying between
Glen Nevis
Glen Nevis ( gd, Gleann Nibheis) is a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, with Fort William at its foot. It is bordered to the south by the Mamore range, and to the north by the highest mountains in the British Isles: Ben Nevis, Càrn Mor ...
to the north and
Loch Leven Loch Leven may refer to:
;Bodies of water in Scotland
* Loch Leven (Kinross), a freshwater loch in Perth and Kinross
** Loch Leven Castle, a fortress on the loch
** William Douglas of Lochleven, later the 6th Earl of Morton
* Loch Leven (Highlands) ...
to the south.
Ten of the ranges are classified as
Munros
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 ...
; from west to east these are:
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Mullach nan Coirean (939 m)
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Stob Bàn (999 m)
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Sgurr a' Mhàim (1099 m)
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Am Bodach (1032 m)
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Stob Coire a' Chàirn (981 m)
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An Gearanach (982 m)
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Na Gruagaichean (1056 m)
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Binnein Mòr (1130 m)
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Binnein Beag (943 m)
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Sgurr Eilde Mòr (1010 m)
The main backbone of the Mamores stretches from Meall a' Chaorainn, a subsidiary top of Mullach nan Coirean, at the western end of the ridge, to Sgòr Eilde Beag, a top of Binnein Mòr some 10 km to the east. Three narrow arêtes run north from the main ridge connecting to the summits of Sgurr a' Mhàim, An Gearanach and Binnein Mòr. Beyond the eastern end of the ridge are two steep outlying peaks: Binnein Beag and Sgurr Eilde Mòr. Sandwiched between the remote upper section of Glen Nevis, and Lochs
Eilde Mòr and
Eilde Beag, these two peaks are the remotest in the Mamores.
For
hillwalkers the Mamores are accessible from either side - the village of
Kinlochleven lies on the southern side, whilst upper Glen Nevis gives access from the north. The full traverse is challenging, either as a long day for fit walkers or as a multi-day trip. Given the relative ease of access, several peaks can be combined to give a number of shorter day's walking. Probably the best known shorter route is the Ring of Steall, a circuit of the
corrie above Steall Falls. This route takes in four Munro peaks: Sgurr a' Mhàim, Am Bodach, Stob Coire a' Chàirn and An Gearanach. It forms the basis for the
Ring of Steall Skyrace course.
Lochaber
Mountain ranges of Scotland
Geography of Highland (council area)
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