Braeriach

Braeriach (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bràigh Riabhach) is the third-highest mountain in the British Isles, surpassed only by Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui. It is the highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, separated from the central section (containing Ben Macdui and Cairn Gorm) by the pass of the Lairig Ghru. The summit has a crescent shape, with several corries. In the north-facing corrie of Garbh Coire Mor the snow has completely melted just six times in the last century: 1933, 1959, 1996, 2003, 2006 and 2017[2] and the patches that linger there are the longest-lying snow patches in Scotland and more generally, in the entire British Isles.

Braeriach
Am Bràigh Riabhach
Braeriach from the southeast
Highest point
Elevation	1,296 m (4,252 ft) [1]
Prominence	461 m (1,512 ft)
Parent peak	Ben Macdui
Listing	Marilyn, Munro
Naming
English translation	Brindled greyish upper part
Language of name	Gaelic
Pronunciation	Scottish Gaelic: [əm ˈpɾaːj ˈrˠiəvəx]
Geography
Location	Cairngorms, Scotland
OS grid	NN953999
Topo map	OS Landranger 36, 43

Probably the most commonly used route up Braeriach starts from Sugar Bowl car park, on the road leading to the Cairn Gorm ski area. From here a path leads over the hillside to a steep-sided rocky ravine known as the Chalamain Gap, before descending around 100 metres (330 ft) to the Lairig Ghru. After crossing this pass the route heads for the summit via Braeriach's north ridge, crossing a subsidiary peak, Sròn na Lairige. The summit is about 9 km (5.6 mi) from the car park by this route.

References

1. "Braeriach". Hill Bagging - the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH). 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
2. "UK's longest-lasting patch of snow melts away - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2020.