Cairn Toul, Cairngorms National Park

Name: Cairn Toul
Address: Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom

#33 among attractions in Cairngorms National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. It is the second highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, linked by a bealach at about 1125 m above sea level to Braeriach. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 4236 ftProminence: 545 ftCoordinates: 57°3'16"N, 3°42'39"W

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Cairngorms National Park United Kingdom

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Cairn Toul – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ben Macdui, Cairngorms, Coire an t-Sneachda, Sgòr an Lochain Uaine.

1.9 miNE
Towering peak with trails to the summit
Ben Macdui, Cairngorms National Park
49 min walk • 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.
2.6 miNE
Nature, Mountain
Cairngorms, Cairngorms National Park
67 min walk • The Cairngorms are a mountain range in the eastern Highlands of Scotland closely associated with the mountain Cairn Gorm. The Cairngorms became part of Scotland's second national park on 1 September 2003.
4.4 miNE
Climbing
Coire an t-Sneachda, Cairngorms National Park
113 min walk • Coire an t-Sneachda is a glacial cirque or corrie landform in the Cairngorm or Am Monadh Ruadh mountain range in the Grampian Mountains of the Scottish Highlands.
0.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgòr an Lochain Uaine, Cairngorms National Park
16 min walk • Sgòr an Lochain Uaine is a mountain in the Cairngorms, Scotland. By some counts it is the fifth-highest mountain in Scotland. It is the third-highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, lying between Braeriach and Cairn Toul on the western side of the pass of the Lairig Ghru.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Càrn a' Mhàim, Cairngorms National Park
59 min walk • Càrn a' Mhàim is a Scottish mountain situated in the inner part of the Cairngorms range, some 15 kilometres west of Braemar in the county of Aberdeenshire.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
The Devil's Point, Cairngorms National Park
40 min walk • The Devil's Point is a mountain in the Cairngorms of Scotland, lying to the west of the Lairig Ghru pass. The Gaelic name means "Penis of the Demon". The English name is a result of a visit to the area by Queen Victoria.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgòr Gaoith, Cairngorms National Park
100 min walk • Sgòr Gaoith is a mountain in the western massif of the Cairngorms, and is separated from the Braeriach massif by the broad valley of Glen Einich. The second-highest summit of the mountain is Sgoran Dubh Mòr, which lies 1.3 km away due NNE along the summit ridge.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Mheadhoin, Cairngorms National Park
120 min walk • Beinn Mheadhoin is a mountain in Scotland. By some counts, it is the thirteenth-highest mountain of Great Britain. It lies in the very heart of the Cairngorm mountains, and is one of the most remote hills in the region. The summit is broad and flat.
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Derry Cairngorm, Cairngorms National Park
86 min walk • Derry Cairngorm is a Scottish mountain in the Cairngorms range, 14 kilometres north west of Braemar in the county of Aberdeenshire.
2.4 miNW
Lake
Loch Coire an Lochain, Cairngorms National Park
61 min walk • Loch Coire an Lochain is a small freshwater loch located below the summit of Braeriach in the eastern Highlands of Scotland.
1.8 miNW
Scenic peak with a wide summit
Braeriach, Cairngorms National Park
46 min walk • Braeriach is the third-highest mountain in the British Isles, surpassed only by Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui. It is the highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, separated from the central section by the pass of the Lairig Ghru.