Beinn an Lochain

Beinn an Lochain
Beinn an Lochain, seen whilst on the ascent of Stob Coire Creagach
Highest point
Elevation	901.7 metres (2,958 ft)[1]
Prominence	636 metres (2,087 ft)
Parent peak	Beinn Ime
Listing	Corbett
Naming
English translation	Mountain of the lochan (pond)
Language of name	Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation	/ˌbeɪn ən ˈloʊxən/ BAYN ən LOH-khən Scottish Gaelic: [ˈpeiɲ ən̪ˠ ˈl̪ˠɔxɛɲ]
Geography
Beinn an Lochain Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Parent range	Arrochar Alps, Grampian Range
OS grid	NN 21800 07899
Topo map	OS Landranger 56

Beinn an Lochain is a mountain in the Arrochar Alps in western Scotland. A Corbett, reaching 901.7 metres (2,958 ft), 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 3,000 feet (914.4 metres) summit elevation, ^[5] subsequent surveys showed it to be significantly shorter than this. Nonetheless, it remains a popular mountain, and is often quoted as an example of an interesting mountain below the Munro threshold 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 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) walk along the mountain's north-east ridge, climbing over 700 metres (2,300 ft).^[6] The mountain trail offers views of Loch Restil and the pass between Glen Croe and Glen Kinglas.^[7][8]

See also

• List of Corbett mountains

References

1. "Beinn an Lochain (Corbett) - MunroMagic.com". www.munromagic.com.
2. "Argyll Forest Park". Forestry and Land Scotland.
3. Lomond, Loch; G83 8EG, The Trossachs National Park Authority Carrochan Carrochan Road Balloch. "Cowal Peninsula - Here. Now. All of us". Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.
4. "Beinn an Lochain - Corbett (Walkhighlands)". Walkhighlands.
5. Scottish Mountaineering Club, ed. William Douglas, 1895, Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal, Edinburgh, Scotland, p. 239
6. "Butter Bridge in Glen Kinglas". ScottishHistory.org. 18 October 2023.
7. "Beinn an Lochain". AllTrails.com.
8. "Beinn an Lochain | Summit | Mud and Routes | Argyll and Bute, Highest Mountains in Scotland, Loch Fyne to Bute and the Firth of Clyde".

External links

• Map sources for Beinn an Lochain

56.23015°N 4.87631°W / 56.23015; -4.87631

• Argyll Forest Park - Official Website
• Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, Cowal - Official Webpage