Sgòr Gaoith
The summit of Sgòr Gaoith
Highest point
Elevation1,118 m (3,668 ft)[1]
Prominence242 m (794 ft)
Parent peakBraeriach
ListingMarilyn, Munro
Naming
English translationwindy peak
Language of nameGaelic
PronunciationScottish Gaelic: [ˈs̪kɔɾ ˈkɤj]
Geography
LocationCairngorms, Scotland
OS gridNN903989
Topo mapOS Landranger 36, 43
Geology
Mountain typeGranite

Sgòr Gaoith (Scottish Gaelic: Sgòr Gaoithe, 'windy peak')[2] is a mountain peak in the far western massif of the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands. It is 1,118 metres (3,668 ft) high, and is the highest point on a long north-south ridge. The ridge is separated from the Braeriach massif to the east by Glen Eanaich and Loch Eanaich.

The name 'Sgòr Gaoith' also refers to the mountain as a whole. The other summits of the mountain are Sgòran Dubh Mòr (1,111 m high) to the north, and Càrn Bàn Mòr (1052 m high) to the south. The eastern side of Sgòr Gaoith is girded by steep cliffs which plunge down to Loch Eanaich; the western side is composed of heather slopes and a number of shallow corries.

The two most commonly used routes up Sgòr Gaoith start from Glen Feshie to the west. One ascends the mountain via a track starting in the pine woods, leading up into Coire Ruadh and thence to the summit by a number of indistinct paths. The other starts further south down Glen Feshie from a car-park just before the farm of Achlean and reaches the summit via the lower peak of Carn Ban Mòr (1,052 m).

References

  1. "walkhighlands Sgor Gaoith". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. "Sgor Gaoith". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.

57°04′07″N 3°48′36″W / 57.068484°N 3.810029°W / 57.068484; -3.810029


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