Scotland
Carn Mor
605M
1984FT
About Carn Mor
Rising above the upper Don valley near the steep Lecht Road, this rounded moorland summit offers a classic Aberdeenshire hillwalking experience. The terrain is dominated by thick heather and peat, leading to a quiet top with clear views across to the massive plateau of Ben Avon and the historic Corgarff Castle.
Key Statistics
Rank
183rd Highest in The Cairngorms
Parent Range
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Prominence
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58m
Nearest Town
Cock Bridge
Geology
You are walking upon the Corryhabbie Quartzite Formation. This rock type forms the enduring geological foundation of the fell beneath your feet.
Classifications
Nearby Fells
Find It
OS Grid Reference
NJ261070
Latitude
57.1484°N
Longitude
3.2228°W
Did You Know?
- •The name derives from the Gaelic Càrn Mòr, meaning 'big cairn' or 'big rocky hill', a common descriptor for the bulky, rounded profiles found throughout the Highlands.
- •From the summit, walkers gain a distinctive aerial perspective of the star-shaped curtain wall of Corgarff Castle, a 16th-century tower house once used as a government base to hunt Jacobites and whisky smugglers.
- •The hill is frequently approached from the A939, a road famous among Scottish meteorologists for being the first to succumb to snowdrifts whenever a winter cold front arrives from the north.
- •Standing at 604.7 metres, the summit falls just five metres short of the 2,000-foot mark, a geographical near-miss that successfully keeps the peak off the more crowded peak-bagging circuits.