Ben Vorlich, Loch Lomond Explained

Ben Vorlich, Loch Lomond should not be confused with Ben Vorlich, Loch Earn.

Ben Vorlich
Other Name:Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: '''Beinn Mhùrlaig'''
Elevation M:943
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:632
Parent Peak:Beinn Ìme
Listing:Munro, Marilyn, County top (Dunbartonshire)
Language:Gaelic
Pronunciation:Gaelic in Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic pronounced as /peɲ ˈvuːrˠl̪ˠɛkʲ/
Location:Arrochar Alps, Argyll, Scotland
Range:Arrochar Alps, Grampian Mountains
Grid Ref Uk:NN295124
Topo:OS Landranger 56

Ben Vorlich (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: '''Beinn Mhùrlaig''')[2] is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps of Argyll, in the Southern Highlands of Scotland. It reaches, making it a Munro. It lies between Loch Lomond and Loch Sloy. Ben Vorlich is the highest point of the historic county of Dunbartonshire.

The A82 road and the West Highland railway line run on the eastern side of Ben Vorlich, above the shoreline of Loch Lomond.

The peak forms a north–south ridge on the western side of Loch Lomond, with a subsidiary ridge known as Little Hills running from the summit east down to the shores of the loch. There are three small summits around 800 m apart along the main ridge; the central one is the highest, though the southern one has a trig point.

References

56.2734°N -4.7552°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: walkhighlands Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond) . . 2013 . walkhighlands.co.uk . 16 October 2013.
  2. Web site: Ben Vorlich, Loch Lomond . Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba

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