Beinn Dearg Mòr

Beinn Dearg Mòr
Beinn Dearg Mor from Sail Liath, August 2009
Highest point
Elevation 906.3 m (2,973 ft)
Prominence 568 m (1,864 ft)
Listing Corbett, Marilyn
Coordinates 57°45′56″N 5°18′36″W / 57.7655°N 5.3099°W / 57.7655; -5.3099Coordinates: 57°45′56″N 5°18′36″W / 57.7655°N 5.3099°W / 57.7655; -5.3099 
Naming
Translation Big red mountain (Gaelic)
Pronunciation Scottish Gaelic: [ˈpeiɲ ˈtʲɛɾɛk moːɾ]
Geography
Location Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest, Scotland
OS grid NH03217993
Topo map OS Landranger 19

Beinn Dearg Mòr is a peak in the Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest of the Northwest Highlands in Scotland. It rises to an elevation of 906 metres (2,972 ft) above sea level.

Beinn Dearg Mòr was marked on Ordnance Survey maps with an elevation of 910m. The Munro Society used GPS devices for a height survey of the mountain in 2011, along with the adjacent Ruadh Stac Mòr and Beinn a' Chlaidheimh. Beinn Dearg Mòr was measured as a summit height of 906.28m +/-0.08m, so retains its classification as a Corbett.[1]


References

  1. ↑ "The Fisherfields Surveys of Beinn a' Chlaidheimh, Beinn Dearg Mor and Ruadh Stac Mor (4th, 6th & 8th July 2011)". The Munro Society. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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