Càrn nan Gobhar

#1558 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Càrn nan Gobhar is a Scottish mountain situated on the northern side of Loch Mullardoch in the upper part of Glen Cannich. It stands some 50 kilometres west-southwest of the city of Inverness in a remote group of four Munros informally known as “The Mullardochs” which form the high ground between Loch Mullardoch and Loch Monar. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3255 ftProminence: 650 ftCoordinates: 57°21'46"N, 5°1'29"W

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Càrn nan Gobhar – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Càrn Eige, An Riabhachan, Sgùrr na Lapaich, Beinn Fhionnlaidh.

6.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Càrn Eige
159 min walk • Càrn Eige, sometimes spelt Càrn Eighe, is a mountain in the north of Scotland. At an elevation of 1,183 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Scotland north of the Great Glen, the twelfth-highest summit above sea level in the British Isles, and, in terms ...
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
An Riabhachan
77 min walk • An Riabhachan is a Scottish mountain in the Skye and Lochalsh district of the Highland council area. It is situated 35 kilometres east of Kyle of Lochalsh standing in an isolated position at the western end of Loch Mullardoch, ten kilometres from any public road.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr na Lapaich
36 min walk • Sgurr na Lapaich is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, situated north of Loch Mullardoch in the high ground that separates Glen Cannich and Glen Strathfarrar. The mountain reaches a height of 1,150 metres, and is the fourth highest mountain north of the Great Glen.
5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Fhionnlaidh
141 min walk • Beinn Fhionnlaidh is a mountain in the Highlands of Scotland. It is situated on the south side of Loch Mullardoch, at the end of Glen Cannich, about 60 km west of Inverness.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Glen Cannich
82 min walk • Glen Cannich is a long glen in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland and through which runs the River Cannich. Emerging from the reservoir of Loch Mullardoch, the river flows east to merge with the River Affric at the village of Cannich, their combined waters forming the River Glass.
7.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr a' Choire Ghlais
183 min walk • Sgurr a' Choire Ghlais is a mountain in the North-west Highlands of Scotland. It lies between Glen Strathfarrar and Glen Orrin and it is an excellent viewpoint, being the highest mountain in its group - a group which includes the Munros of Sgurr na Ruaidhe, Sgurr Fhuar-thuill and Carn nan Gobhar.
4.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Monar
118 min walk • Loch Monar is a freshwater loch situated at the head of Glen Strathfarrar, in the West Highlands of Scotland. Since the 1960s, it has been dammed as part of the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme.