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Altitude
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917 metres
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Grid Ref.
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Geal Charn [Drumochter Pass]
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Approaching the summit of Geal Charn on a bleak February morning.
© Mark Devine
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Image by Mark Devine
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Mountain Description
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From the summit of Geal Charn a narrow ridge curves S to a bealach connecting it with A' Mharconnaich, where a stalkers path offers the easiest ascent from the Balsporran Cottages. A much broader E ridge offers easy slopes down to the A9 below. There is also a N ridge, which turns NE at Coire Beul an Sporain to connect with Creagan Mor (772m). The only difficult slopes on this mountain lie to the NE where the crags of Creag Dhubh overlook Loch Ericht. There are some boulder slopes S and W of the summit and on the S flank of the E ridge.
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Available Routes
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Jack and Helen sat in the summit shelter. 16 June 2008
© Brian Williams
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Image by Brian Williams
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me n al on geal charn 13/04/08 on way to doin drumochter 4 ..winter... gr8
© Dougie Mccoll
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Image by Dougie Mccoll
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Nice place to chill the beer
© David Nelson
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Image by David Nelson
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The summit cairn Geal-charn 23/9/06
© Alistair Craig
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Image by Alistair Craig
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to Geal Charn [Drumochter Pass]. |
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View Location
(Detailed Ordnance Survey maps are available to registered users)
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Chris Bowles
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The views over to Ben Alder and its neighbours on a good day are a delight from the summit of Geal Charn, especially when they are in their winter coats. The actual ascent itself is one of the easier in the land starting at Balsporran Cottages. After crossing the railway it is an easy, swift ascent up a well used stalkers path.
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 40 within 100Km of the summit of Geal Charn [Drumochter Pass]. Would you like to view all 40? |
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| 24.4 km |
Creag Meagaidh - Creag Meagaidh, Main Street, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, PH20 1DP Tel: 01540 673798
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Invergarry Lodge - Mandally Road, Invergarry, PH35 4HP Tel: 01809 501 412
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Ardgarry Farm - Faichem, Invergarry, Inverness-shire, PH35 4HG Tel: 01809 501226
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Braemar - Lundy Gardens, Fort William, PH33 6PD Tel: 01397 705988
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![Geal Charn [Drumochter Pass] Title Image](Images/MountainTitles/279.png "Geal Charn [Drumochter Pass] Title Image")
