| Càrn Mòr Dearg | |
|---|---|
 Càrn Mòr Dearg, with several climbers on the summit | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,220 m (4,003 feet)[1] |
| Prominence | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Parent peak | Ben Nevis |
| Listing | Munro,Marilyn |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Great red cairn |
| Language of name | Scottish Gaelic |
| Pronunciation | Scottish Gaelic:[ˈkʰaːrˠnˈmoːɾˈtʲɛɾɛk] English approximation:KARN-mor-JERR-ek |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Lochaber,Scotland |
| Parent range | Grampian Mountains |
| OS grid | NN177722 |
| Topo map | OSLandranger 41 |
Càrn Mòr Dearg (Scottish Gaelic for 'great red cairn') is the ninth-highest mountain inScotland and theBritish Isles, with a height of 1,220 metres (4,000 ft). It stands a short distance northeast ofBen Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain, to which it is linked by the Càrn Mòr Deargarête (commonly abbreviated to "CMD arête"). Along with Càrn Dearg Meadhanach ("middle red cairn") and Càrn Beag Dearg ("little red cairn"), it makes up the eastern ridge of the horseshoe-shaped Ben Nevis massif in theScottish Highlands.
The ascent of Càrn Mòr Dearg from the north (start from the North Face Car Park), the traverse of the arête, and the scramble up the north side of Ben Nevis make one of the best horse-shoe routes in Scotland.[2]
Càrn Mòr Dearg is attractive to ski mountaineers and off piste skiers and boarders. In good conditions the summit can be reached from the nearby Nevis Range Ski areas in two hours or less. With enough snow, the descent from the summit to the CIC Hut gives a long, pleasant grade 1 descent. The eastern flank of the mountain has three fine bowls which give descents graded between 2 and 5 in K. Biggin's guide.[3]
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| Mamores | |||
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56°48′20″N4°59′15″W / 56.80549°N 4.98744°W /56.80549; -4.98744
