Liathach, Torridon

Name: Liathach
Address: Torridon, United Kingdom

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Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Liathach is a mountain in the Torridon Hills. At a height of 3,461 feet, it lies to the north of the A896 road, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, and has two peaks of Munro status: Spidean a' Choire Lèith at the east of the main ridge, and Mullach an Rathain at the western end of the mountain. The name Liathach is pronounced in Scottish Gaelic, and means 'The grey one'. When seen from the roadside below, its slopes appear to rise up in a series of near vertical rocky terraces. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3461 ftProminence: 3140 ftCoordinates: 57°33'51"N, 5°27'49"W

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Torridon United Kingdom

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Liathach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Beinn Alligin, Fuar Tholl, Beinn Eighe, Maol Cheann-dearg.

4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Alligin
114 min walk • Beinn Alligin is one of the classic mountains of the Torridon region of Scotland, lying to the north of Loch Torridon, in the Highlands. The name Beinn Alligin is from the Scottish Gaelic, meaning Jewelled Hill. The mountain has two peaks of Munro status: Tom na Gruagaich to the south, and Sgùrr Mhòr at 986 metres to the north.
6.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fuar Tholl
160 min walk • Fuar Tholl is a mountain in the highlands of Scotland. The mountain is situated in the Coulin deer forest 21 km SW of Achnasheen in the Wester Ross region of the Highland council area.
2.4 miNE
Mountain
Beinn Eighe, Torridon
62 min walk • Beinn Eighe is a complex mountain massif in the Torridon area of Wester Ross in the Highlands of Scotland. Lying to the south of Loch Maree, it forms a long ridge with many spurs and summits, two of which are classified as Munros.
5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Maol Cheann-dearg
128 min walk • Maol Cheann-dearg is a Scottish Mountain situated between Upper Loch Torridon and Loch Carron, in the Coulags deer forest in Wester Ross, Highland region.
3.4 miNE
Mountain
Ruadh-stac Beag, Torridon
87 min walk • Ruadh-stac Beag is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. An outlier of the Munro Beinn Eighe but a mountain in its own right, it is located in the Torridon Hills of Wester Ross.
3.6 miS
Mountain
Beinn na h-Eaglaise, Torridon
94 min walk • Beinn na h-Eaglaise is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies in Wester Ross, south of the village of Torridon. A steep mountain, it has a very craggy north east face and is almost entirely surrounded by stalker's paths.
4.5 miNE
Mountain
Meall a' Ghiubhais
114 min walk • Meall a' Ghiubhais is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands, Scotland. It lies in Wester Ross, close to the village of Kinlochewe. The mountain is a steep, rugged peak, with a straightforward if pathless, unmarked climb to its summit from the Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve circular path.
2.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Torridon Hills, Torridon
60 min walk • The Torridon Hills surround Torridon village in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. The name is usually applied to the mountains to the north of Glen Torridon.
5.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Baosbheinn
151 min walk • Baosbheinn is a Scottish mountain situated in the Torridon area of the Northwest Highlands. It stands in a remote area within the Flowerdale deer forest some 39 km NNE of Kyle of Lochalsh.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn Dearg, Torridon
71 min walk • Beinn Dearg is the fourth highest of the Torridon Hills in the highlands of Scotland. Beinn Dearg offers all the typical features of a Torridon hill, with steeply terraced rocky sides dissected by near vertical gullies.
5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgorr Ruadh
127 min walk • Sgorr Ruadh is a mountain situated in the mountainous area between Strath Carron and Glen Torridon in Wester Ross in the Highland Region of Scotland.