The 56 Mountains, Tops, Peaks and Hills in Scottish Region 8: The Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland

The Cairngorm Mountains region of Scotland is the area enclosed by an imaginary line connecting:

Kincraig to Grantown-on-Spey via the A9 through Aviemore to Boat of Garten & then the River Spey to the North West
Grantown-on-Spey to Ballater via the A939 to the East
Ballater to Glen Feshie via the A93 to Braemar & then the the River Dee via Linn of Dee, Geldie Burn and Glen Geldie to the South
Glen Feshie to Kincraig via Glen Feshie to the West

The Cairngorms National Park was established in 2003 by an act of the Scottish Parliament and made larger in 2010. Covering and area of 4,528 km² (1,748 sq miles) the Cairngorms National Park is the largest national park in the British Isles and includes the Cairngorms range of mountains and surrounding hills. It is almost twice the size of the Lake District National Park.

Five of the UK's six highest mountains lie within the park and the main settlements are Aviemore, Ballater, Blair Atholl, Braemar, Carrbridge, Dalwhibnnie, Glenlivet, Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie, Newtonmore and Strathdon.

The UK's lowest temperature of -27.2 °C has twice been recorded at Braemar - in 1895 and 1982 - and the highest official British record for wind speed of 278 km/h (173 mph or 150 knots) was recorded on the summit of Cairn Gorm in 1986. NB. Shetland holds the unofficial British record for wind speed of 285 km/h (177 mph) at RAF Saxa Vord in 1962.

The Cairngorms National Park in Scottish Gaelic is Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh.

There are 56 'tops' to walk up, bag and conquer, the highest point is Ben Macdui (Beinn MacDuibh) and the area includes:

18		Munros
9		Corbetts
3		Grahams
0		Donalds
39		Murdos
25		Marilyns
3		Hills (aka Bridgets) and
8		Mountains, Tops, Peaks or Hills with a Trig Point on or near the top

You can see all 56 Mountains, Tops, Peaks and Hills in Scottish Region 8: The Cairngorm Mountains:-

On an Interactive Google Map (loads faster)

On an Interactive Google Map with a list of tops below it (makes it easier to locate a particular top)

On a Detailed List in:
Alphabetical Order | Height Order

On one page with 'yet-to-be-bagged' listed 1st & then 'already-bagged' tops listed 2nd in:
Alphabetical Order | Height Order (must be logged on)

On one page with 'already-bagged' tops listed 1st & then 'yet-to-be-bagged' tops listed 2nd in:
Alphabetical Order | Height Order (must be logged on)

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See these tops in Cairngorms:

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- As a detailed list

- Listed with 'yet-to-be-bagged' tops 1st & then 'already bagged' tops 2nd

- Listed with 'already bagged' tops 1st & then 'yet-to-be-bagged' tops 2nd

Other regions & sub-regions of Scotland:

› 1. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs to Loch Tay

○ 1.1. The Crieff and Loch Earn Hills (North)

○ 1.2. The Crieff and Loch Earn Hills (South)

○ 1.3. The Ben Lomond Area

○ 1.4. The Arrochar Alps

○ 1.5. The Crianlarich Hills

○ 1.6. The Glen Luss & Glen Douglas Hills

› 2. The River Tay to Rannoch Moor

○ 2.1. The Bridge of Orchy Hills

○ 2.2. The Mamlorn Hills

○ 2.3. The Ben Lawers Area

○ 2.4. The Glen Lyon & Rannoch Hills

› 3. Loch Leven to Connel Bridge, Strath of Orchy and Glen Lochy

○ 3.1. The Glen Coe Mountains

○ 3.2. The Glen Creran Hills

○ 3.3. The Glen Etive Hills (East)

○ 3.4. The Glen Etive Hills (West)

○ 3.5. The Cruachan and Glen Lochy Hills

› 4. Fort William and Loch Linnhe to Loch Ericht

○ 4.1. Ben Nevis, The Aonachs & The Grey Corries

○ 4.2. The Mamores

○ 4.3. The Loch Treig & Loch Ericht Hills

› 5. The Drumochter Hills

› 6. The West Mounth - Blair Atholl to Braemar and Blairgowrie

○ 6.1. The Tarf and Tilt Hills (West)

○ 6.2. The Tarf and Tilt Hills (East)

○ 6.3. The Tarf and Tilt Hills (South)

› 7. The East Mounth - Glen Shee and Mount Keen to Montrose

› 8. The Cairngorm Mountains

○ 8.1. The Western Cairngorms

○ 8.2. The Central Cairngorms

○ 8.3. The Eastern Cairngorms

› 9. The Glen Roy & Monadhliath Mountains

○ 9.1. The Nairn & Elgin Hills

○ 9.2. The Monadhliath Mountains

○ 9.3. The Laggan Mountains

› 10. Glen Shiel to Glenfinnan and Loch Eil

○ 10.1. The Glen Shiel Mountains (South)

○ 10.2. The Knoydart & Glen Kingie Mountains

○ 10.3. The Morar & Glen Mallie Mountains

› 11. Glen Affric to Kintail

○ 11.1. The Carn Eige Group

○ 11.2. The Glen Shiel Mountains (North)

› 12. Glen Cannich to Glen Carron

○ 12.1. The Glen Cannich & Glen Strathfarrar Mountains

○ 12.2. The Glen Carron & Glen Orrin Mountains

› 13. The Achnashellach and Torridon Hills

○ 13.1. The Torridon Mountains

○ 13.2. The Achnashellach Mountains

› 14. Loch Maree to Loch Broom

○ 14.1. The Fionn Loch Mountains

○ 14.2. The Loch Fannich Mountains

› 15. Ullapool to The Moray Firth

○ 15.1. The Ullapool Hills

○ 15.2. The Easter Ross & Cromarty Firth Hills

› 16. Assynt and The Far North

○ 16.1. North West Sutherland and The Kyle of Tongue

○ 16.2. Thurso and John o' Groats

○ 16.3. The Assynt-Coigach Mountains

› 17. The Inner Hebrides (Western Isles)

○ 17.1. The Isle of Skye

○ 17.2. The Isle of Mull

○ 17.3. The Isle of Rhum

○ 17.4. The Isle of Eigg

○ 17.5. The Isle of Canna

○ 17.6. The Isles of Gometra and Ulva

○ 17.7. The Isles of Raasay & Scalpay

○ 17.8. The Isle of Soay

○ 17.9. The Isles of Coll & Tiree

› 18. Loch Sunart and Loch Shiel

○ 18.1. The Ardnamurchan & Moidart Hills

○ 18.2. The Ardgour & Sunart Hills

○ 18.3. The Kingairloch & Morvern Hills

› 19. Argyll, Knapdale and Kintyre

○ 19.1. The Oban to Loch Fyne Hills

○ 19.2. The Kintyre & Knapdale Hills

○ 19.3. The Loch Fyne to Firth of Clyde & The Kyles of Bute Hills

› 20. The South Western Isles

○ 20.1. The Isle of Arran

○ 20.2. The Isle of Islay

○ 20.3. The Isle of Jura

○ 20.4. The Isle of Colonsay & The Isle of Oronsay

○ 20.5. The Isle of Scarba

› 21. Buchan, Formartine and Strathbogie

› 22. The Shetland Islands

○ 22.1. Mainland (Shetland)

○ 22.4. Fetlar

○ 22.5. Bressay and The Isle of Noss

○ 22.6. Foula

○ 22.7. Fair Isle

› 23. The Orkney Islands

○ 23.1. Mainland (Orkney)

○ 23.3. Rousay

○ 23.4. Westray

› 24. The Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)

○ 24.1. The Isle of Lewis & Harris

○ 24.2. The Isle of North Uist

○ 24.3. The Isle of South Uist

○ 24.4. The Islands of St Kilda

○ 24.5. The Barra Islands

○ 24.6. The Shiant Islands

› 25. Central Scotland

○ 25.1. The Campsie Fells

○ 25.2. The Orchil Hills

○ 25.3. The Firth of Forth to The Firth of Tay

○ 25.4. The Sidlaw Hills

› 26. The Southern Uplands

○ 26.1. The Cunninghame Hills

○ 26.2. The Ayrshire & Galloway Coastal Hills

○ 26.3. The Galloway Forest Hills

○ 26.4. The Carsphairn Forest Hills

○ 26.5. The Lowther Hills

› 27. The Scottish Borders

○ 27.1. The Pentland Hills

○ 27.2. The Lammermuir Hills

○ 27.3. The Tinto & Culter Hills

○ 27.4. The Moorfoot Hills

○ 27.5. The Manor Hills (Tweedsmuir Hills)

○ 27.6. The Moffat Hills

○ 27.7. The Ettrick Hills

○ 27.8. The Border Hills

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Wales

° Mountains in Wales (Hewitts)

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° Hills in Wales that are also known as 'Deweys'

° Marilyns in Wales

° Hills in Wales (Bridgets)

° The Mountains, Peaks, Tops and Hills in Wales in Alphabetical Order

Scotland

° Mountains in Scotland (Munros)

° Mountains in Scotland (Corbetts)

° Mountains in Scotland (Grahams)

° Mountains in Scotland (Donalds)

° Mountains in Scotland (Murdos)

° Marilyns in Scotland

° Hills in Scotland (Bridgets)

° The Mountains, Peaks, Tops and Hills in Scotland in Alphabetical Order

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