Ben Macdui, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Ben Macdui
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Ben Macdui is the second-highest mountain in Scotland after Ben Nevis, and the highest in the Cairngorm Mountains and the wider Cairngorms National Park. The summit elevation is 1,309 metres AMSL. Ben Macdui lies on the southern edge of the Cairngorm plateau, on the boundary between the historic counties of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 4295 ftProminence: 3117 ftCoordinates: 57°4'13"N, 3°40'9"W

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Cairngorms National Park United Kingdom

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Ben Macdui – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cairngorms, Cairn Gorm, Coire an t-Sneachda, Sgòr an Lochain Uaine.

0.9 miN
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Cairngorms, Cairngorms National Park
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cairn Gorm, Cairngorms National Park
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Climbing
Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairngorms National Park
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine, Cairngorms National Park
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Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Càrn a' Mhàim, Cairngorms National Park
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2.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
The Devil's Point, Cairngorms National Park
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1.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cairn Toul, Cairngorms National Park
49 min walk • Cairn Toul is the fourth highest mountain in Scotland, The United Kingdom, and The British Isles, after Ben Nevis, Ben Macdui and Braeriach. The summit elevation is 1,291 metres AMSL.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn a' Chaorainn, Cairngorms National Park
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2.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Mheadhoin, Cairngorms National Park
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1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Derry Cairngorm, Cairngorms National Park
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Lake
Loch Coire an Lochain, Cairngorms National Park
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