Càrn Dearg Meadhonach

Càrn Dearg Meadhonach is a Scottish summit rising to 1 179 metres. It stands in the Grampian Mountains of the Highlands, close to Fort William. The mountain sits north-east of Ben Nevis, the highest point in the British Isles, and north of Càrn Mòr Dearg, to which it is linked by a narrow ridge. A smaller top, Càrn Beag Dearg, lies to the north-north-west at 1 010 metres. The peak is part of a dramatic upland landscape shaped by glaciers in past centuries. Its slopes carry the scars of corries and steep gullies that once held ice. Walkers often combine it with the nearby Munros for longer ridge routes. From the summit the view stretches across the Great Glen to the Moray Firth. On clear days Ben Nevis dominates the skyline to the south-west. The surrounding ridges and corries show the raw power of Ice Age forces still visible on the mountainside.