Carn Eige

Carn Eighe is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Rising to 1,183 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Scotland north of the Great Glen, the twelfth-highest in the British Isles, and, in terms of relative height, it is the second-tallest mountain in the British Isles after Ben Nevis. Carn Eighe lies between Glen Affric and Loch Mullar…
Carn Eighe is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Rising to 1,183 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Scotland north of the Great Glen, the twelfth-highest in the British Isles, and, in terms of relative height, it is the second-tallest mountain in the British Isles after Ben Nevis. Carn Eighe lies between Glen Affric and Loch Mullardoch, and is at the heart of a massif along with its twin peak, the 1,181-metre Mam Sodhail.
  • Elevation: 1,183 m (3,881 ft)
  • Location: Glen Affric, Scotland
  • Prominence: 1,147 m
  • Parent peak: Ben Nevis
  • Listing: Marilyn, Munro, Ribu, County top (Ross and Cromarty)
  • Language of name: Gaelic
  • OS grid: NH123262
Data from: en.wikipedia.org