Sgor an Lochain Uaine map

Sgor an Lochain Uaine

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1 258 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

123 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 962 m

Munro

Mountains in Scotland with a height of over 914 m / 3 000 ft bear a special name, the Munros. They are named after Sir Hugh Munro, the 4th Baronet (1856–1919), who produced the first list of such hills, known as Munro’s Tables, in 1891.

About

Sgòr an Lochain Uaine (Scottish Gaelic for 'peak of the little green lake') is one of the Cairngorms mountains in the Scottish Highlands. Rising to 1,258 metres (4,127 ft), by some counts it is the fifth-highest mountain in Scotland (and the United Kingdom). It is in the western massif of the Cairngorms, standing between Braeriach and Cairn Toul, overlooking An Garbh Choire and the Lairig Ghru pass. It was promoted to Munro status by the Scottish Mountaineering Club's 1997 revision of the tables.

It is usually climbed together with other peaks: if coming from the south it may be climbed with Cairn Toul and The Devil's Point, whilst from the north one must first cross Braeriach.

The mountain takes its name from An Lochan Uaine, the lochan lying in the corrie on the north-east side of the peak. It is also sometimes called "The Angel's Peak", a name allegedly given to it in the 19th century by Alexander Copland, a founding member of the Cairngorm Club, in contrast to the nearby Devil's Point.

There's a trail leading to the summit.

By elevation Sgor an Lochain Uaine is

# 5 out of 1430 in Aberdeenshire
# 6 out of 18277 in Scotland
# 6 out of 34760 in United Kingdom
# 5 out of 63 in Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve
# 5 out of 1071 in Cairngorms National Park
# 6 out of 5485 in the Grampian Mountains

By prominence Sgor an Lochain Uaine is

# 74 out of 1430 in Aberdeenshire
# 16 out of 63 in Mar Lodge Estate National Nature Reserve