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This is the height of the mountain above sea level. However, on the climb, it is the ascent that matters, i.e. the sum of all the uphill parts of the route.
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879 m (2883 ft)
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This is the standard notation used on Ordnance Survey Landranger maps.
Each reference consists of two letters identifying a 100,000 metre square block then three digits defining the Easting and finally the three digits defining the Northing with reference to the South West corner of the block.
NN166712 is the grid reference for the summit of Ben Nevis. Where you are given the map number ( For Ben Nevis = 41) it is acceptable to omit the two initial letters e.g. 166712. (Instructions on how to read the references are given on the OS maps).
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NN02915170
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An indication of this mountains height rank within its class. Where two mountains share the same height they are ordered alphabetically.
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52 of 221 Corbetts |
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The number of ascent routes currently available on Munromagic.
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Mountain names are usually in Gaelic, the native language of the Scottish Highlands, or have been derived from the old Scots and Norse languages. We give the most commonly accepted meaning, but accept that some of these are disputed.
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Heathery hill |
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The UK is covered by 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps. Maps numbered 1 to 86 cover Scotland but for the highest mountains (Munros) only 23 maps are required. The name given roughly describes the area covered by the map.
You can click on the map name to purchase the map for £6.29 including postage which is one of the cheapest prices we have found.
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Fraochaidh lies south of Beinn a' Bheithir (Munro), in the heart of the Appin forests. It consists of one long snaking ridge, primarily E-W but with the eastern end orientated NE. The upper parts of the N slopes are fairly craggy, but given the shape of the hill the best approaches are from Ballachulish to the NE end of the ridge, or from Duror through Glen Duror forest to the W end of the ridge. The ridge walk offers few navigation difficulties, although the forest may as it has many tracks.
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Hazards you may encounter on Fraochaidh include
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General Considerations
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| Temperature decreases by 1degree C for every 100m of ascent. |
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Conquer Corbett this June and help raise money for charity. To find out more about Conquer a Corbett, or to register, visit www.macmillan.org.uk/corbett or call 0131 260 3720
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Fraochaidh (far left) and Beinn a' Bheithir seen from Sgor na h-Ulaidh in Feb 2008.
© David Harbottle
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Image by David Harbottle
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Fraochaid, with the white houses of Duror, seen from the slopes of Garbh Bheinn (Ardgour). November 2006.
© David S Brown
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Image by David S Brown
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Fraochaidh seen across Loch Linnhe from Ardgour.
© David S Brown
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Image by David S Brown
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The summit of Fraochaidh from the approach along the NE ridge and just after the descending from the 718m spot height.
September 2008.
© David McSporran
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Image by David McSporran
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Ascent
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1322 m
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19.41 km
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6.5 hrs
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Fraochaidh
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A long route with easy inclines.
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Me at the summit of Fraochaidh on a lovely Novembers day 6/11/2011
© David Peden
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Image by David Peden
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myself and Kevin on summit Fraochaidh 25/07/10. as usual the cloud blows in at the top
© John Donnelly
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Image by John Donnelly
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There are no shared tracklogs for Fraochaidh
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There are currently no comments for this Mountain.
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There are no Route Write-Ups submitted for Fraochaidh
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