East Cairn Hill is a hill in the Pentland Hills range of Scotland. With a height of 567 m (1,860 ft), it is the highest hill in the City of Edinburgh council area and is located on the western flank of the approximately 20 mi (32 km) long chain of hills. The East Cairn Hill has two knolls, of which the higher one is on the east side and the 561 m (1,841 ft) high side knoll is 800 m (2,600 ft) to the west.
The borders of three council areas, Scottish Borders, West Lothian and City of Edinburgh meet at the top. The East Cairn Hill marks both the southernmost extension of the Edinburgh region and the easternmost point of West Lothian. The closest settlement is the hamlet of Carlops around six kilometers to the southeast. West Calder is nine kilometers to the northwest and Penicuik is eleven kilometers to the east. The Cauldstane Slap pass runs at the saddle point between West and East Cairn Hill. The surrounding hills include Wether Law in the southeast and West Cairn Hill in the southwest
There's a trail leading to the summit.
By elevation East Cairn Hill is
# 3 out of 43 in Pentland Hills Regional Park # 1 out of 86 in West Lothian # 1 out of 50 in City of Edinburgh
By prominence East Cairn Hill is
# 4 out of 43 in Pentland Hills Regional Park # 1 out of 86 in West Lothian # 31 out of 1598 in Scottish Borders # 3 out of 50 in City of Edinburgh
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