Cairngorm Mountains

Cairngorm Mountains
Mountain range, northeastern Scotland.

It is located in the Highlands between the Spey and Dee river valleys; its highest peak is Ben Macdui, at 4,296 ft (1,309 m) the second-highest (after Ben Nevis) in the British Isles. Since World War II winter sports have developed in the area. It is a chief source of the cairngorm variety of quartz.

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      highest mountain massif in the British Isles, named after one of its peaks—Cairn Gorm, with an elevation of 4,084 feet (1,245 metres)—part of the Grampian Mountains in the Highlands of Scotland between the Spey and Dee river valleys. The mountains are divided among the Highland, Moray, and Aberdeenshire council areas, whose borders radiate from the massif. Ben Macdui, the highest mountain in the massif, with an elevation of 4,296 feet (1,309 metres), is the second highest mountain (after Ben Nevis) in the British Isles. A winter-sports industry in the Cairngorm Mountains, centred on the town of Aviemore, has developed and expanded rapidly since World War II. Recreational activities include skiing, ice and rock climbing, and pony trekking. The associated Cairngorms National Nature Reserve, with an area of 100 square miles (259 square km), was established in 1954 and has rare flora and fauna.

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  • Cairngorm Mountains —   [ keəngɔːm maʊntɪnz], Cairngorms [ keəngɔːmz], aus granitischen Bergkuppen bestehende Gebirgsgruppe der Grampian Mountains in Schottland, im Ben Macdhui bis 1 309 m über dem Meeresspiegel.; Naturschutzgebiet seit 1954; Sommer und… …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • Cairngorm Mountains — /kɛəngɔm ˈmaʊntənz/ (say kairngawm mowntuhnz) plural noun a range of mountains in eastern central Scotland; continuation of the Grampians. Highest peak, Ben Macdhui, 1309 m. Also, the Cairngorms …  

  • Cairngorm Mountains — geographical name range of the Grampians NE central Scotland; highest point Ben Macdhui 4296 feet (1309 meters) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • cairngorm-stone — cairngormˈ or cairngormˈ stone noun A semi precious stone, a brown or yellow quartz found in the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland • • • Main Entry: ↑cairn …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cairngorm — p1p5 Cairngorm Standseilbahn Cairngorm Höchster Gipfel Ben Macdhui ( …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cairngorm (mineral) — This article is about the crystal. See Cairn Gorm for the Scottish mountain. See Cairngorm (Flex framework) for the open source software. Cairngorm, also known as Smoky quartz or Smokey quartz, is a variety of quartz crystal found in the… …   Wikipedia

  • cairngorm — [ kɛ:ngɔ:m] noun another term for smoky quartz. Origin C18: named after the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland …   English new terms dictionary

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