| Beinn an Lochain | |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Parent Peak: | Beinn Ime |
| Listing: | Corbett |
| Translation: | Mountain of the lochan (pond) |
| Language: | Scottish Gaelic |
| Pronunciation: | in Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic ˈpeiɲ ən̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠɔxɛɲ/ |
| Location: | Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| Range: | Arrochar Alps, Grampian Range |
| Grid Ref Uk: | NN 21800 07899 |
| Topo: | OS Landranger 56 |
| Map: | Scotland |
Beinn an Lochain is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps on the Cowal Peninsula, in western Scotland and is a Corbett at . Beinn an Lochain is situated within the Argyll Forest Park which is itself within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.[2] [3] [4]
Although included in Sir Hugh Munro's original list of Scottish mountains over, [5] subsequent surveys showed it to be significantly shorter than the cut-off limit required to count as a Munro. Nonetheless, it remains a popular mountain, and is often quoted as an example of an interesting mountain below to show that there is more to mountaineering in Scotland than just Munro-bagging.
Beinn an Lochain is usually climbed from the car park at Butter Bridge, on the A83, in Glen Kinglas. From there, the summit is reached after a walk along the mountain's north-east ridge, climbing over .[6] The mountain trail offers views of Loch Restil and the pass between Glen Croe and Glen Kinglas.[7] [8]