Ben More (Crianlarich)

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Ben More
Beinn Mhòr
Ben More from Stob Binnein, showing the conical shape of the hill and the tilted rockbands of the mica schist
Highest point
Elevation	1,174 m (3,852 ft)[1]
Prominence	c. 986 metres (3,235 ft) Ranked 6th in British Isles
Parent peak	Ben Nevis
Listing	Munro, Marilyn, Council top (Stirling)
Naming
English translation	big mountain
Language of name	Gaelic
Pronunciation	Gaelic [ə ˈveiɲ ˈvoːɾ] ⓘ
Geography
Location	Stirlingshire,  Scotland
Parent range	Grampian Mountains
OS grid	NN432244
Topo map	OS Landranger 51, Explorer 365

Ben More (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Mhòr, "the great mountain")^[2] is a mountain in the Breadalbane region of the southern Scottish Highlands, near Crianlarich. Rising to 1,174 metres (3,852 ft), it is a Munro and is the highest of the so-called Crianlarich Hills to the south-east of the village. There is no higher land in the British Isles south of Ben More. It is separated from Stob Binnein (1,165 m or 3,822 ft) by the Bealach-eadar-dha Beinn, "col between two mountains". It is the highest peak in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.

Ben More's north side contains a long-lasting snow patch, which – uniquely in the Southern Highlands – is named on a 1:25000 Ordnance Survey map, and is called the Cuidhe Chrom (crooked wreath), on account of the shape it forms in late spring/early summer. This patch frequently lasts until well into June and sometimes July. The similar name Cuidhe Cròm appears as a summit near Lochnagar.