Strath Orchy to Loch Leven

Summary for Strath Orchy to Loch Leven

Strath Orchy to Loch Leven is an area in Scotland as defined by the SMC.The area contains 6 regions called Appin, Ballachulish, Black Mount, Cruachan, Etive & Glen Coe .There are 26 munros around here.The highest munro is Bidean nam Bian at a height of 1150 metres .The smallest munro is Stob Coire Raineach at a height of 925 metres .

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Details for: Strath Orchy to Loch Leven

At the south-western corner of this area, Ben Cruachan and its two neighbours, Beinn Eunaich and Beinn a' Chochuill rise above the lower reaches of the Strath of Orchy and the Pass of Brander. Ben Cruachan, with its many peaks connected by high ridges, is one of the finest munro in the south-west highlands. Going north-east to the head of Loch Etive, there is a splendid group of which Ben Starav is the highest, but its lower neighbours Glas Bheinn Mhor and Stob Coir'an Albannaich are also fine peaks.

To their east Stob Ghabhar is a much-climbed peak at the south end of the Black Mount range and the start of the classic traverse to Clach Leathad, Creise and Meall a' Bhuiridh along the crest of the Black Mount. To the north-west of Loch Etive, Beinn Sgulaird and Beinn Fhionnlaidh are isolated peaks in the hinterland between Glen Etive and Glen Creran, and at the head of Glen Creran, Sgor na h-Ulaidh is the south-western outlier of the Glen Coe peaks. The main range of the Glen Coe mountains is on the south side of the A82 road where it leaves Rannoch Moor and drops down into the depths of the glen.

The Buachaille Etive Mor, Buachaille Etive Beag and Bidean nam Bian form a succession of parallel ridges with deep corries and passes between them whose walls rise in a series of steep rock walls and dark gullies. On the opposite side of the main road through the glen the Aonach Eagach soars up in a single sweep from the glen to its narrow pinnacled crest. The north-western outliers of the peaks in this section are the twin peaks of Beinn a' Bheithir which rise above their forested corries on the south side of Loch Leven at its junction with Loch Linnhe

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23 1150 Bidean nam Bian Add Bidean nam Bian to your bagged list 
31 1126 Ben Cruachan Add Ben Cruachan to your bagged list 
45 1108 Meall a'Bhuiridh Add Meall a'Bhuiridh to your bagged list 
50 1100 Creise Add Creise to your bagged list 
55 1090 Stob Ghabhar Add Stob Ghabhar to your bagged list 
63 1078 Ben Starav Add Ben Starav to your bagged list 
65 1072 Stob Coire Sgreamhach Add Stob Coire Sgreamhach to your bagged list 
90 1044 Stob Coir' an Albannaich Add Stob Coir' an Albannaich to your bagged list 
107 1024 Sgorr Dhearg Add Sgorr Dhearg to your bagged list 
110 1021 Stob Dearg Add Stob Dearg to your bagged list 
137 1001 Sgorr Dhonuill Add Sgorr Dhonuill to your bagged list 
143 998 Stob Diamh Add Stob Diamh to your bagged list 
145 997 Glas Bheinn Mhor Add Glas Bheinn Mhor to your bagged list 
149 994 Sgor na h-Ulaidh Add Sgor na h-Ulaidh to your bagged list 
156 989 Beinn Eunaich Add Beinn Eunaich to your bagged list 
172 980 Beinn a 'Chochuill Add Beinn a 'Chochuill to your bagged list 
188 967 Sgorr nam Fiannaidh Add Sgorr nam Fiannaidh to your bagged list 
196 960 Beinn nan Aighenan Add Beinn nan Aighenan to your bagged list 
198 959 Beinn Fhionnlaidh [Glen Etive] Add Beinn Fhionnlaidh [Glen Etive] to your bagged list 
201 958 Stob Dubh Add Stob Dubh to your bagged list 
207 956 Stob na Broige Add Stob na Broige to your bagged list 
212 953 Meall Dearg Add Meall Dearg to your bagged list 
224 945 Stob a'Choire Odhair Add Stob a'Choire Odhair to your bagged list 
237 937 Beinn Sgulaird Add Beinn Sgulaird to your bagged list 
252 928 Meall nan Eun Add Meall nan Eun to your bagged list 
263 925 Stob Coire Raineach Add Stob Coire Raineach to your bagged list