Cairn Gorm is the broad dome that's easy to pick out from Aviemore, and its bare, stony top has a large cairn and an automatic weather station run by Heriot-Watt University. The station recorded a 173 mph gust in 1986, the highest official land wind speed in the UK. Its northern slopes carry a ski area and a funicular railway to the Ptarmigan building. The name, An Càrn Gorm, may mean 'blue cairn' or 'green cairn'.
New to the Munros?Read our guide: What Are The Munros?Rock at base of large cairn
Granite dome with a barren, stony summit and fragile soils, above steep northern corries.
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Also on this route: Ben Macdui
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
