The Devil's Point
| The Devil's Point | ||
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 The Devil's Point above the Dee from the eastern flank of the diagonally opposite ben macdui seen from |
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| height | 1004 m ASL | |
| location | Cairngorms , Highlands | |
| Mountains | Grampians | |
| Notch height | 89 m | |
| Coordinates | 57 ° 2 ′ 8 ″ N , 3 ° 41 ′ 20 ″ W | |
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| Type | Munro | |
| rock | granite | |
The Devil's Point ( Eng .: "Teufelsspitze", Gäl .: Bod an Deamhain "The Devil's Penis") is a 1004 m high mountain in the Cairngorms , a mountain range of the Scottish Highlands . He belongs to the Munros category . The name Devil's Point is a false Anglicization of the Gaelic Bod an Deamhain . According to the story, for the authenticity of which no clear evidence can be found, the English name came about during a wandering of Queen Victoria in the Cairngorms. When she saw the mountain and asked her local mountain guide (sometimes called Ghillie in Scotland ) John Brown for the name of the mountain, he embarrassedly replied with "Devil's Point" to avoid an embarrassing situation.
geography
The Devil's Point is located above the still young river Dee in the western part of the Cairngorm plateau, the highest point of which is the Braeriach in the north . Like most of the mountains in the massif, it consists mainly of granite . A striking feature is the east face of the mountain, which rises not vertically, but mainly rocky steeply around 650 meters above the valley floor of the Glen of Dee valley .
Ascent
Technically speaking, the mountain is easy, but can only be climbed from all directions with a long walk. The quickest option is from the south via the Dee Valley with an approach to the end of the road at the Lin of Dee waterfall above the village of Inverey . A wide dirt road starts here up to the White Bridge , where a footpath branches off to the right and follows the course of the Dee. The path splits again at a bridge near the Corrour Bothy - this publicly accessible hut can be used as an overnight option for the ascent. Past the Bothy, the path climbs steeply on the northeast flank of Devil's Point and leads to the plateau of the western Cairgorm plateau, from where the summit can be reached quickly.
Another path leads from the north to the mountain and crosses Braeriach , Sgòr an Lochain Uaine and Cairn Toul one after the other , but this is much longer and can be split over two days. An overnight stay in the Corrour Bothy is ideal for this.
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- ↑ The Devil's Point at www.walkhighlands.co.uk
- ^ The Story of a Southern Cairngorms Expedition
- ^ The Devil's Point at www.visitscotland.com
Web links
- Detailed directions with tips on www.munromagic.com