Ben Macdui

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Ben Macdui

Ben Macdui (Beinn Mac Duibh) is the second highest mountain in the United Kingdom after Ben Nevis , and the highest in the Cairngorms. It has an elevation of 1,309 m (4,295 ft) and a prominence of 950 m (3,117 ft). It lies on the southern edge of the Cairn Gorm plateau, on the boundary between Aberdeenshire and Moray. The easiest route of ascent is from the Coire Cas car park at the foot of Cairngorm Ski Centre (approximately 7 km (4 mi) in length).
It is claimed that Ben Macdui is the home of Am Fear Liath Mòr (the "big grey man of Ben Macdui"). Opinion is divided as to the substance behind this reported phenomenon, which it is claimed resembles either a Brocken spectre or a yeti.