A' Chràlaig

A' Chràlaig
A'Chralaig from the northwest]
Highest point
Elevation	1,120 m (3,670 ft) [1]
Prominence	786 m (2,579 ft)  Ranked 38th in British Isles
Parent peak	Carn Eige
Listing	Munro, Marilyn
Coordinates	57°11′5″N 05°09′16″W / 57.18472°N 5.15444°WCoordinates: 57°11′5″N 05°09′16″W / 57.18472°N 5.15444°W
Naming
Translation	the basket [2]' (Gaelic)
Pronunciation	Scottish Gaelic: [əˈxɾaːlˠ̪ɛkʲ] English approx: uh khraa-lek
Geography
A' Chràlaig Highland, Scotland
Parent range	Northwest Highlands
OS grid	NH094148
Topo map	OS Landranger 33 / 34
Geology
Mountain type	mountain

A' Chràlaig is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, north of Loch Cluanie and south of Glen Affric. It is the highest peak along Glen Shiel and can be easily climbed from the Cluanie Inn on the A87.^[3] The eastern slopes of the mountain, are owned by the Forestry Commission and are part of the Kintail National Scenic Area.

Despite being the highest peak on the ridge, it is considered less interesting than the route over Stob Coire na Cràlaig to the nearby Mullach Fraoch-choire.^[4] These two peaks may be combined with the neighbouring peaks of Sgurr nan Conbhairean and Sail Chaorainn to make the so-called "Cluanie Horseshoe", although no path connects A' Chràlaig with the peaks to the east.^[5]

Cluanie Horseshoe

Summit from south ridge

References

1. "walkhighlands A' Chralaig". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
2. "A' Chralaig". MunroMagic.com.
3. David Jarman (Autumn 2006). "On Diurnal Variations in the Remoteness and Tranquillity of the Highlands". Wild Land News 67. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
4. "Scotland's Munros: A' Chralaig". Walking Scotland.
5. Anthony Dyer. "The Cluanie Horseshoe".