Canisp

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Canisp
The Canisp, seen from the Conival to the east

Which Canisp from east lying Conival seen from

height 847  m ASL
location Highlands , Scotland
Notch height 689 m
Coordinates 58 ° 7 '16 "  N , 5 ° 3' 9"  W Coordinates: 58 ° 7 '16 "  N , 5 ° 3' 9"  W.
Canisp (Scotland)
Canisp
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The Canisp ( Scottish Gaelic Canasp ) is a 847 meter high mountain in Scotland . Its name comes from the old Norwegian and means white mountain . The mountain is classified as Corbett and is located in the region of Assynt in the Northwest Highlands , about 25 kilometers north of Ullapool and about 12 kilometers southeast of Lochinver .

Canisp (left) and Suilven (right) peaks as seen from Lochinver

Geologically, the Canisp lies in the area of the Moine Thrust thrust zone . It consists of Torridonian sandstone , deposited on gneiss from the Lewisian and represents a remnant of the sandstone layer originally covering the entire region. In the summit area and on its eastern side, the sandstone is overlaid with quartzite from the Cambrian . The summit of Canisp remained above the ice sheet as a nunatak during the last glacial period .

Compared to the neighboring Suilven to the south , the flat, cone-shaped Canisp is a rather unspectacular mountain. However, it exceeds the Suilven in height and is therefore one of the best panoramic mountains in this area of ​​the Highlands. From its summit there are sweeping views of the moorland and heathland of Assynt and The Minch , the inlet between the Scottish mainland and the Outer Hebrides .

The Canisp can be climbed from different directions. The shortest ascent is mostly used, which leads to the east from a parking lot on the A837 between Inchnadamph and Ledmore Junction over the east ridge to the summit. Other approaches lead from Ledmore Junction and Lochinver to the Canisp.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) Corbett List , accessed January 9, 2019
  2. ↑ Rob Butler: An Essay on the Geology of NW Scotland , Leeds University, p. 3 ( Memento January 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 3, 2016
  3. ↑ Rob Butler: An Essay on the Geology of NW Scotland , Leeds University, p. 10 ( Memento January 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 3, 2016

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