Scotland · Cairngorms National Park

Carn Mor

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Carn Mor, 804 m, Aberdeenshire/Moray
Carn Mor, 804 m, Aberdeenshire/Moray. Photo by Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
804 m · 2,638 ft
Grid reference
NJ 26576 18337
Coordinates
57.24988, -3.21848
County / area
Aberdeenshire/Moray
OS Landranger
37
OS Explorer
OL62W 420W
Summit feature
trig point
Key col
NJ187082 (455 m)

About Carn Mor

Càrn Mòr is the highest of the Ladder Hills, on the Aberdeenshire and Moray boundary northeast of the Cairngorm mountains and near Strathdon.

It stands well above Glenlivet, a district with a long reputation for whisky smuggling.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Càrn Mòr (Ladder Hills) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

Yes Right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water.

Yes Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act.

General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland · check another location.

Daylight at this summit today

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Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 57.250, -3.218. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

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Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is trig point. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
obvious summit
Record revised
12-Feb-13
Drop measured from
NJ187082 · 455 m

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Carn Ealasaid 792 m 7.6 km
Ladylea Hill 609.1 m 7.9 km
Cook's Cairn 755.9 m 10.2 km
Corryhabbie Hill 781.3 m 10.6 km
Mona Gowan 749 m 14.3 km
Brown Cow Hill 829 m 14.6 km