Beinn Ìme

Coordinates: 56°14′10″N 4°49′01″W / 56.23601°N 4.81704°W / 56.23601; -4.81704
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Beinn Ìme
Scottish Gaelic
PronunciationEnglish: /bɛn ˈmə/ ben EE-mə[2]
Scottish Gaelic: [peɲ ˈimə]
Geography
LocationArgyll and Bute, Scotland
Parent rangeArrochar Alps, Grampian Mountains
OS gridNN255084

Beinn Ìme (

Scottish Gaelic for 'butter mountain') is the highest mountain in the Arrochar Alps of Argyll, in the Southern Highlands of Scotland. It reaches 1,011 metres (3,317 ft), making it a Munro
.

There are three usual routes of ascent. From

bealach and up Ben Ìme's eastern ridge. Alternatively, the summit can be reached from the pass of Rest and be Thankful and from the Loch Lomond side, using the private road that leads to Loch Sloy
.

Beinn Ime seen from the Corbett Beinn Luibhean, 1.5 km to the SW.
Beinn Ìme is the snowy peak in the centre, with The Cobbler in front and Beinn Narnain further east (right).

References

  1. ^ "walkhighlands Beinn Ime". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 8.

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56°14′10″N 4°49′01″W / 56.23601°N 4.81704°W / 56.23601; -4.81704