Mount Keen, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Mount Keen
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#47 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Keen is a 939 m high mountain in Scotland and the most easterly Munro. It can be accessed from several directions, South from Glen Mark, North from Glen Tanar, and East to Braid Cairn. It is a moderate walk which is most popularly started by mountain bike, riding through the native Caledonian pine forest of Glen Tanar from Aboyne. On a good day, the Cairngorms, especially Lochnagar, can be seen. The summit is marked by a trig point. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3081 ftCoordinates: 56°58'11"N, 2°58'25"W

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Cairngorms National Park United Kingdom

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Mount Keen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Knock Castle, Invermark Castle, Glen Tanar, Falls of Damff.

6.2 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
Knock Castle, Cairngorms National Park
158 min walk • Knock Castle is a ruined tower house in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland. It is typical of the traditional type of residence of a laird, a Scottish landed gentleman. Knock Castle is in Royal Deeside, about 1 mile west of the town of Ballater, and about 6 miles east of Balmoral.
4.5 miSE
Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
Invermark Castle, Cairngorms National Park
116 min walk • Invermark Castle is an oblong tower house dating from the 16th century, at the east of Loch Lee, Angus, Scotland. It is near the head of Glen Esk.
4.6 miNE
Protected area
Glen Tanar, Aboyne
119 min walk • Glen Tanar is a glen in Aberdeenshire, eastern Scotland, through which the Water of Tanar flows. Near the mouth of the glen, at Tower o' Ess, the Water of Tanar flows into the River Dee. This flows through Deeside into the North Sea at Aberdeen.
5.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Falls of Damff, Ballater
130 min walk • Falls of Damff is a waterfall in Cairngorms National Park in Scotland.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Linn of Muick, Ballater
129 min walk • Linn of Muick is a waterfall on the river Muick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Lee, Cairngorms National Park
125 min walk • National grid reference NO431800 Loch Lee is a loch in Angus, Scotland south of the Grampian Mountains that is fed by the Water of Lee and the Water of Unich and flows into the River North Esk.
4.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Falls of Unich, Cairngorms National Park
113 min walk • Falls of Unich is a waterfall of Scotland.