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Location:
Europe,
United Kingdom, Fort William
Category:
Mountain view
Description:
View of Ben Nevis, from
Tomacharich, Fort William
Location Information:
Ben
Nevis is the highest mountain in the
British Isles. It is located at the
western end of the Grampian
Mountains in the Lochaber area of
the Scottish Highlands, close to the
town of Fort William.
As is common for many Scottish
mountains, it is known both to
locals and visitors as simply the
Ben. It attracts an estimated
100,000 ascents a year, around
three-quarters of which are made
using the well-constructed Pony
Track from Glen Nevis on the south
side of the mountain. For climbers
and mountaineers the main attraction
lies in the 700-metre (2,300 ft)
high cliffs of the north face; among
the highest cliffs in the United
Kingdom, they harbour some classic
scrambles and rock climbs of all
difficulties, and are one of the
principal locations in the UK for
ice climbing.
The summit, at 1,344 metres (4,409
ft) above sea level, features the
ruins of an observatory, which was
permanently staffed between 1883 and
1904. The meteorological data
collected during this period are
still important for understanding
Scottish mountain weather. C. T. R.
Wilson was inspired to invent the
cloud chamber after a period spent
working at the observatory.
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Weather:
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