Aonach Beag (Ben Alder)
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 View from the summit plateau of Geal-Chàrn over the connecting ridge to Aonach Beag, in the background the Beinn Eibhinn |
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| height | 1116 m ASL | |
| location | Highlands , Scotland | |
| Mountains | Grampian Mountains | |
| Notch height | 99 m | |
| Coordinates | 56 ° 50 '1 " N , 4 ° 31' 45" W | |
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| rock | Quartzite | |
The Aonach Beag is a Munro and Marilyn classified, 1116 meter high mountain in Scotland . Its Gaelic name can be roughly translated as Little Mountain .
It is located in the Council Area Highland in the Grampian Mountains east of Fort William between Loch Ossian and Loch Ericht as part of a mountain range with a total of four Munros and various other peaks, running roughly from southwest to northeast. The mountain range is separated from the broad Ben Alder massif to the southeast by the broad Bealach Dubh , which is up to 722 meters above sea level .
The dome-shaped Aonach Beag has three ridges that run north, east and south-west, and a small summit plateau. Its walls drop steeply on all three sides. To the east, a narrow ridge that remains at a height of more than 1000 meters provides the transition to the neighboring, 1132 meter high and considerably wider Geal-Chàrn . The southwest ridge connects the Aonach Beag with the 1102 meter high Beinn Eibhinn via the Leabaidh Chràsgach saddle at an altitude of approx. 920 meters . To the north runs the longest ridge of the Aonach Beag, which ends in the somewhat remote, approx. 820 meter high pre-summit Meall Nathrach .
Due to its location in uninhabited mountainous areas far away from public roads, climbing the Aonach Beag is only possible with a bivouac and long hikes or using mountain bikes . Many Munro excavators climb the four peaks of the mountain range as part of a traverse along the main ridge, beginning either with the Càrn Dearg in the northeast or the Beinn Eibhinn in the southwest. The Aonach Beag is then reached via the main ridge. From the path over the Bealach Dubh , the approach leads pathlessly through the Coire a 'Chàrra Bhig, climbing steeply to Leabaidh Chràsgach , the cut in the main ridge between Beinn Eibhinn and Aonach Beag. The starting point is either Dalwhinnie , about 18 kilometers northeast, or Corrour Station in the southwest, about 14 kilometers from Aonach Beag. Culra Bothy at the foot of the Càrn Dearg as the only possible overnight stay in a wide area without using a tent has been closed since 2015 due to asbestos exposure .
Web links
- The Aonach Beag on munromagic.com (English)
- The Aonach Beag on walkhighlands.co.uk (English)
- Hill Bagging - the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills: Aonach Beag (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aonach Beag at www.munromagic.com, accessed on July 6, 2020 (English)
- ↑ Mountain Bothies Association: Culra , accessed July 6, 2020