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Ben Vorlich, Loch Lomond

Ben Vorlich, Loch Lomond

Mountain in Scotland


Ben Vorlich (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Mhùrlaig)[2] is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps of Argyll, in the Southern Highlands of Scotland. It reaches 943 metres (3,094 ft), making it a Munro. It lies between Loch Lomond and Loch Sloy. Ben Vorlich is the highest point of the historic county of Dunbartonshire.

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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.

Trig point and cairn on the southern peak of Ben Vorlich – the highest summit is marked by a cairn further on.

References

  1. "walkhighlands Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond)". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. "Ben Vorlich, Loch Lomond". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.

56.27336°N 4.75516°W / 56.27336; -4.75516



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