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Meaning |
Red cairn like peak |
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Altitude
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1034 metres (3392 feet)
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Grid Ref.
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Carn Dearg [Alder region]
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View NE along Diollaid a'Chairn ridge towards summit of Carn Dearg on descent from Geal charn plateau.
© Peter Lang
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Image by Peter Lang
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Mountain Description
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The summit of Carn Dearg is located in the centre of a ridge more than 3km in length running from Dollaid a' Chairn (925m) in the WSW (which connects to Geal Charn) to a minor top (827m) overlooking the crags of Coire Sron an Nid to the NE. The flanks of this long ridge are steep in places and the higher slopes of the summit are rocky. Normal ascent routes are from Culra bothy onto NE ridge or from Geal Charn via Dollaid a' Chairn.
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Hazards you may encounter on Carn Dearg [Alder region] include
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| Remote Mountain navigate with care. |
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| Steep slopes on or near ascent routes. |
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| Stony/rocky Slopes on or near ascent routes. |
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General Considerations
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| Temperature decreases by 1degree C for every 100m of ascent. |
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| Wind usually increases with altitude. |
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| Visibility can change markedly with cloud level. |
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| River/Stream levels can increase markedly in one day. |
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Available Routes
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Ascent
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Distance
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1190 m
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38.12 km
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10 hrs
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Carn Dearg [Alder region]
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This easy but long route which makes it more of an expedition. Cycling to Loch Pattack will reduce the route time. From Loch Pattack the remaining distance is 11 km, ascent 624m and time 5.5h, so cycling will make it quicker.
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Carn Dearg summit on changeable day may 20th 2009....
© Dougie Mccoll
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Image by Dougie Mccoll
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Jim enjoying the views from the summit cairn
© Atlas Keir
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Image by Atlas Keir
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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| Links to the nearest available forecast to Carn Dearg [Alder region]. |
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View Location
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Roger Vander Steen
wrote on April 24, 2009:
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22nd April 2009. From Dalwhinnie via Loch Pattack and back. There is extensive construction work in the vicinity of Ben Alder Lodge. Walking along Loch Ericht, we were passed by a steady stream of traffic going to work. The same thing happened in reverse at the end of the afternoon. Rear view mirror recommended. About a mile before the Lodge, a slightly overgrown old road descends to the left at some piles of building material; this avoids some climbing.
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Peter Lang
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worth considering adding to a route from Culra bothy via lancet edge taking in Geal charn, Aonach Beag and Beinn Eibhinn and returning via Dioallaid a'Chairn ridge to Carn Dearg, makes an excellent finale above culra bothy. Superb high level walking on good surface with minimum descents. Took our party of 4 just over 8hrs from bothy to bothy. Cycled in on fri night in 1.5 hrs, excellent bothy, 3 seperate bothies in 1 building really.
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 62 within 100Km of the summit of Carn Dearg [Alder region]. Would you like to view all 62? |
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Creag Meagaidh - Creag Meagaidh, Main Street, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, PH20 1DP Tel: 01540 673798
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