An Stùc

An Stùc, meaning "The Peak" in Gaelic, is a conically shaped Scottish mountain in the Ben Lawers range to the north of Loch Tay. It has been listed as a Munro since 1997, having previously been considered a subsidiary top of the Ben Lawers range.[3] It lies on the main ridge of the Ben Lawers range, and its southern and eastern slopes form part of the Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve, which is owned and managed by the National Trust for Scotland.[1]

An Stùc
An Stùc from Meall Garbh
Highest point
Elevation1,117 m (3,665 ft) [1]
Prominence127 m (417 ft) [2]
ListingMunro
Naming
Language of nameGaelic
PronunciationScottish Gaelic: [ən̪ˠˈs̪t̪uxk]
Geography
LocationPerth and Kinross, Scotland
OS gridNN63904314
Topo mapOS Landranger 51
Climbing
Easiest routeHike
An Stuc 3D map

The normal routes of ascent are via the ridges from Ben Lawers or Meall Garbh, in combination with other summits in the range. It may also be ascended directly from the Lawers Burn to the east via a gully above Lochan nan Cat.[3]

There is another An Stùc in Assynt, standing at 364 m (1,194 ft) about 26 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Ullapool at the head of Glenoykel.[4]


References
  1. Ordnance Survey Landranger Sheet 51, "Loch Tay & Glen Dochart".
  2. "An Stuc, Scotland". Peakbagger.com.
  3. Donald Bennet, ed. (1997). The Munros. Scottish Mountaineering Trust. p. vii (The New Munros). ISBN 0-907521-31-2.
  4. "An Stuc". Hill Bagging: the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills. Retrieved 23 December 2019.


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