Cairn Gorm

Cairn Gorm
An Càrn Gorm
Cairn Gorm from Stacan Dubha to the south
Highest point
Elevation	1,244.8 metres (4,084 ft)[1]
Prominence	146 m (479 ft)
Parent peak	Ben Macdui
Isolation	4.4 km (2.7 miles)[2]
Listing	Munro
Naming
English translation	the blue cairn or the green cairn[3]
Language of name	Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation	Scottish Gaelic: [əŋ ˈkʰaːrˠn̪ˠ ˈkɔɾɔm]
Geography
Location	Cairngorms, Scotland
OS grid	NJ005040
Topo map	OS Landranger 36
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Cairn Gorm (Scottish Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm)^[4] is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. It is part of the Cairngorms range and wider Grampian Mountains. With a summit elevation of 1,244.8 m (4,084 ft) above sea level, Cairn Gorm is classed as a Munro and is the sixth-highest mountain in the British Isles. The high, broad domed summit overlooking Strathspey is one of the most readily identifiable mountains from the nearby town and regional centre of Aviemore. Although it shares its name with the Cairngorm mountains, Ben Macdui is the highest mountain in the range.

Since the 1960s over 600 hectares (1,500 acres) of the north-western slopes of the mountain in Coire Cas and Coire na Ciste have been developed for alpine skiing. The ski lift infrastructure includes a funicular railway in Coire Cas. The corrie south of Coire Cas, Coire an t-Sneachda, is separated from the ski area by a ridge known as Fiacaill a' Choire Chais. The southern slopes of Cairn Gorm overlook the remote Loch Avon (pronounced Loch A'an).