Stob Coire at Laoigh

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Stob Coire at Laoigh
View from the east along the main ridge of the Gray Corries, on the left the main summit of Stob Coire at Laoigh, on the right behind the ridge the pre-summit Stob Coire Easain

View from the east along the main ridge of the Gray Corries , on the left the main summit of Stob Coire at Laoigh, on the right behind the ridge the pre-summit Stob Coire Easain

height 1116  m ASL
location Highlands , Scotland
Mountains Grampian Mountains
Notch height 74 m
Coordinates 56 ° 48 '40 "  N , 4 ° 53' 5"  W Coordinates: 56 ° 48 '40 "  N , 4 ° 53' 5"  W.
Stob Coire on Laoigh (Scotland)
Stob Coire at Laoigh
rock Quartzite
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The Stob Coire at Laoigh is a Munro classified mountain in Scotland . Its Gaelic name means roughly the tip of the calf's cart or top of the calf's cart . It is located on the west coast on the Council Area Highland east of Fort William in the Gray Corries mountain range . This connects to the east of the Nevis Range named after Ben Nevis , Great Britain's highest mountain .

View from the north of the ridge of the Beinn na Socaich to the main summit (left) and the pre-summit Stob Coire Easain (right)
The summit hairn of Stob Coire at Laoigh, looking east, with Stob Choire Claurigh in the background

At 1116 meters high, the Stob Coire on Laoigh is the second highest peak of the Gray Corries , a complex mountain range consisting predominantly of light quartzites with a total of four Munros and other peaks classified as top. The Stob Coire an Laoigh is located in the western part of the mountain range, which is separated from the neighboring Aonach Beag to the west by the valley of the Allt Coire an Eòin and an approximately 730 meter high Bealach . Its summit is part of the main ridge of the Gray Corries , which runs approximately from southwest to northeast , in addition to the main ridge that runs to the northeast or northwest, it also has a short southeast ridge towards Glen Nevis . To the northeast, the main ridge is joined by the 1106 meter high Caisteal , via which the transition to Stob Choire Claurigh , the highest peak of the Gray Corries, is possible. Upstream to the northwest is the 1080 meter high, Munro-Top classified Stob Coire Easain an. From this pre-summit, a long wide ridge runs north, the Beinn na Socaich , which gradually descends towards the Spean Bridge . The main ridge leads from Stob Coire Easain to the southwest to the next Munro of the Gray Corries , the Sgùrr Choinnich Mòr . Between the Beinn na Socaich and the main ridge of the Gray Corries of Stob Coire an Laoigh has steeply into the local kar sloping rock walls, while to the east and south with steep, schrofendurchsetzten falls into Glen Nevis slopes.

Access options are mainly via the ridges leading to the summit. Many Munro excavators climb the three Munros along the main chain of the Gray Corries as part of a long day tour. The starting point is the Coirechoille farm near Spean Bridge. From there the ascent leads over the Stob Choire Claurigh and its pre-summit and on over the Caisteal to the main summit. The Beinn na Socaich can also be used for ascent and descent. Alternatively, the southeast ridge can be climbed from the Glen Nevis or the neighboring Sgùrr Choinnich Mòr can be climbed via its southern flank and then via the main ridge the summit of the Stob Coire on Laoigh can be reached.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stob Coire to Laoigh at www.munromagic.com , accessed July 7, 2020