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Ben Cruachan

1,127 m3,698 ft

Mountain · Grampian Mountains · United Kingdom

Ben Cruachan is a mountain that rises to 1,126 metres (3,694 ft), the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain.

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1 °CSleet · wind 12 mph from the SW

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Weather at the summit of Ben Cruachan, 1,127 m

  1. 11:00 PM1 °CSW 12 mph6.9 mm
  2. 2:00 AM2 °CS 14 mph2.8 mm
  3. 5:00 AM3 °CW 14 mph0.4 mm
  4. 8:00 AM3 °CW 11 mph0.3 mm
  5. 11:00 AM4 °CW 11 mph1.1 mm
  6. 2:00 PM5 °CSW 11 mph0.9 mm
  7. 5:00 PM4 °CSW 9 mph–
  8. 8:00 PM4 °CSW 7 mph–
Weather at the summit of Ben Cruachan, 1,127 m
DaySkyHigh / lowRainWind up to
Wed, Oct 285 °C / 1 °C10.6 mm16 mph
Thu, Oct 297 °C / 2 °C–11 mph
Fri, Oct 306 °C / 4 °C3.8 mm15 mph
Sat, Oct 315 °C / 5 °C14.8 mm6 mph
Sun, Nov 14 °C / -1 °C–2 mph
Mon, Nov 21 °C / -4 °C–4 mph
Tue, Nov 32 °C / -5 °C–4 mph

Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 07:17 PM GMT. Times are local.

Facts

What it is
Mountain
Height above sea level
1,127 m (3,698 ft)
Prominence
880 m (2,887 ft)
Range
Grampian Mountains
Parent peak
Ben Lawers
Country
United Kingdom
Coordinates
56.427°N 5.132°W
Source
Wikidata, CC0

Ben Cruachan

Mountain in Argyll and Bute, Scotland

Ben Cruachan is a mountain that rises to 1,126 metres (3,694 ft), the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain. It is the high point of a ring of mountains, known as the Cruachan Horseshoe, that surrounds the power station reservoir.

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Peaks near Ben Cruachan

  1. Beinn Sgulaird937 m · 16 km awayOn the map
  2. Beinn Bhuidhe948 m · 18 km awayOn the map
  3. Ben Lui1,130 m · 20 km awayOn the map
  4. Ben Oss1,029 m · 22 km awayOn the map
  5. Beinn Dubhchraig978 m · 24 km awayOn the map
  6. Bidean nam Bian1,149 m · 25 km awayOn the map
  7. Buachaille Etive Beag958 m · 26 km awayOn the map
  8. Creise1,100 m · 26 km awayOn the map
  9. Beinn Dòrain1,076 m · 27 km awayOn the map
  10. Meall a' Bhùiridh1,108 m · 27 km awayOn the map

Parent peak

The nearest higher peak its prominence is measured to.

  1. Ben Lawers1,214 mOn the map

Highest in the Grampian Mountains

  1. Ben Nevis1,345 mOn the map
  2. Aonach Beag1,234 mOn the map
  3. Stob Choire Claurigh1,177 mOn the map
  4. Ben More1,174 mOn the map
  5. Ben Avon1,171 mOn the map
  6. Stob Binnein1,165 mOn the map
  7. Lochnagar1,155 mOn the map
  8. Bidean nam Bian1,149 mOn the map
  9. Ben Cruachan1,127 mOn the map

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  1. Nordenskjöld Peak2,355 mOn the map
  2. Mount Carse2,330 mOn the map
  3. Mount Sugartop2,325 mOn the map
  4. Mount Roots2,280 mOn the map
  5. Mount Paterson2,195 mOn the map
  6. Queen Mary's Peak2,062 mOn the map
  7. Mount Baume1,910 mOn the map
  8. Mount Macklin1,900 mOn the map
  9. Mount Fagerli1,880 mOn the map
  10. Mount Brooker1,880 mOn the map

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