Ben Wyvis (mountain)
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 In the background: Ben Wyvis |
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| height | 1046 m ASL | |
| location | Highland , Scotland , United Kingdom | |
| Mountains | Highlands | |
| Coordinates | 57 ° 40 '59 " N , 4 ° 34' 32" W | |
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Ben Wyvis ( Scottish Gaelic : Beinn Uais ) is a 1046 meter high mountain in northern Scotland . It is located in Easter Ross , Ross and Cromarty , Highlands , northwest of Dingwall . The mountain forms a hilly ridge that runs approximately five kilometers from north to south and the highest peak of which is the glass Leathad Mòr , classified as Munro . The ridge consists of metamorphic , pelitic gneiss from the Moine group.
The ridge is covered with wooly serrated cap moss (Racomitrium lanuginosum), recognizable by its long glass hairs - in contrast to the heather or grass that is otherwise more common in the Scottish mountains - while the lower slopes are more characterized by dwarf shrub heather and marshland. Heath and marshland are home to a variety of plants, such as dwarf birch, cloudberry , dwarf dogwood and alpine bearberry . The site is a significant breeding area for the ringed plover and is home to at least 2.4% of the breeding population in Great Britain. The area is designated both as a national nature reserve and as a special protected area.
The mountain is usually climbed from the west as this side is very easy to reach from the A835 road . The lower slopes are wooded and owned by the Forestry Commission . The ridge itself is a national nature reserve.
Ben Wyvis is located on the northern edge of the Munro clan's lands . The land is traditionally left to the Munros by the Crown. The king once stated that they would keep their land on condition that they obtain a snowball by midsummer if requested. This condition can easily be met by the clan, as there is snow all year round in some of its mountain cirques.
Web links
- Computer generated mountain panoramas
- Ben Wyvis NNR
- Ben Wyvis SPA
- The glass of Leathad Mòr (Ben Wyvis) on www.munromagic.com (English)
- Ben Wyvis ascent route and map