Beinn a 'chroin
| Beinn a 'chroin | ||
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 The Beinn a'Chroin from the upper Glen Falloch seen |
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| height | 942 m ASL | |
| location | Highlands , Scotland | |
| Notch height | 137 m | |
| Coordinates | 56 ° 19 '54 " N , 4 ° 36' 42" W | |
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The Beinn a 'Chroin is a 942 meter high mountain in Scotland . The meaning of its Gaelic name is given differently, either as the mountain of danger or as the mountain of sheepfold . It is located in the southern highlands south of the village of Crianlarich in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park and is one of the Munros .
The 809 meter high saddle of the Bealach Buidhe separates the slightly more than one kilometer long ridge of the Beinn a 'Chroin, which runs roughly in an east-west direction and over which the watershed between the Scottish west and east coast runs from the north-west neighbor An Caisteal . To the south the mountain finally drains into the Firth of Forth via Loch Voil and Loch Lubnaig , on its north side the River Falloch is the largest northern tributary to Loch Lomond , which in turn drains into the Firth of Clyde . To the west of the Bealach Buidhe there is a somewhat deeper nameless saddle that leads to the neighboring Beinn Chabhair . More than its neighbors, the summit structure of the Beinn a 'Chroin is characterized by steep rocky areas, which also require easy climbing by mountaineers in the summit area. Similar to the Cruach Ardrain , the Beinn a 'Chroin has changed the position of the highest point in recent years. For years, the somewhat remote east summit at 940 meters was considered the highest point of the mountain, while the four summit heads to the west of it were merely subordinate tops , the highest of which reached 938 meters. More recent measurements have now shown a height of 942 meters for the highest of the four western summit heads. In the summit area there are several small areas of water around the summit heads.
The Beinn a 'Chroin is mostly climbed from Crianlarich in the north in combination with the An Caisteal. The starting point for the ascent is the transition from the A82 southwest of Crianlarich to Glen Falloch . The mountain can also be climbed from the south, but with a much longer climb. The starting point is the small settlement Inverlochlarig west of Balquhidder .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Munroliste the Scottish Mountaineering Club
- ↑ The Beinn a 'Chroin on munromagic.com
- ↑ The Beinn a 'Chroin on walkhighlands.co.uk
Web links
- The Beinn a'Chroin on walkhighlands.co.uk (English)
- The Beinn a 'Chroin on munromagic.com (English)