To Stùc
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 The An Stùc from the northeast neighboring Meall Garbh seen from |
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| height | 1118 m ASL | |
| location | Highlands , Scotland | |
| Notch height | 127 m | |
| Coordinates | 56 ° 33 '37 " N , 4 ° 12' 57" W | |
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The An Stùc is a 1,118 meter high mountain in Scotland . Its Gaelic name means The Mountain or The Mountain Peak . Classified as Munro , the mountain is part of the Perthshire mountain range on the north bank of Loch Tay , the highest peak of which is Ben Lawers, which is south of An Stùc . A total of seven peaks of the mountain range are classified as Munro, but An Stùc has only been classified since 1997.
Among the mountains of the Ben Lawers group, the conical summit of An Stùc has the steepest slopes and most distinctive structures. It joins the Ben Lawers as the next summit to the north, and the Meall Garbh is adjacent to it in the range of summits to the northeast . Both peaks are connected to An Stùc by narrow mountain ridges . Another ridge runs north above the Allt a 'Chobhair towards Glen Lyon . The steep, rocky east face of An Stùc overlooks the small lake Lochan nan Cat below the summit . Like Ben Lawers, the mountain belongs to the National Trust for Scotland , the entire mountain range is designated as a National Nature Reserve .
Munro excavators like to climb An Stùc when they cross the entire mountain range together with their neighbors. The transition to Meall Garbh is steep and only suitable for sure-footed mountain hikers. Starting points are either the small town of Lawers, southeast of the mountain range on the banks of Loch Tay, or the National Trust visitor center located west of Ben Lawers on the narrow road connecting Loch Tay and Glen Lyon.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Munro tables of the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC)
- ^ National Trust for Scotland: Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve , accessed September 10, 2018
Web links
- The An Stùc on walkhighlands.co.uk (English)
- Der An Stùc on munromagic.com (English)