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{{short description|Mountain in the Scottish Highlands}}

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Name=Càrn Mor Dearg|

{{Infobox mountain

Photo=Ben nevis 2004.jpg|

Caption| name = Càrn MorMòr Dearg: seen from [[Ben Nevis]]|

| photo = File:CMDSummit.jpg

Location = [[Lochaber]], [[Scotland]]|

| photo_caption = Càrn Mòr Dearg, with several climbers on the summit

Elevation=1223 [[metre|m]] (4012 [[foot (unit of length)|ft]])}}

| elevation = 1,220 m (4,003 feet)

{{Mtnbox prom|165 m}}

| elevation_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?rf=282 |title=Càrn Mòr Dearg |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2019 |publisher=Hill Bagging - the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH) |accessdate=20 June 2019}}</ref>

{{Mtnbox topo|[[Ordnance Survey|OS]] ''Landranger'' 41}}

| prominence_m = 162

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listing=[[Munro]], [[Marilyn (hill)|Marilyn]]}}

| parent_peak = [[Ben Nevis]]

{{Mtnbox language|translation=Great red peak |

| listing = [[Munro]], [[Marilyn (hill)|Marilyn]]}}

language=[[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]] |

{{Mtnbox language| translation = Great red peak |cairn

pronunciation=&#107;&#230;&#633;&#110; &#109;&#594;&#633; &#100;&#658;&#603;&#633;&#230;&#107; |}}

| language = [[Scottish Gaelic language|Scottish Gaelic]] |

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| pronunciation = {{IPA|gd|ˈkʰaːrˠn ˈmoːɾ ˈtʲɛɾɛk|lang}}<br /><small>English approximation:</small> {{respell|KARN|mor|JERR|ek}}

Location| ___location = [[Lochaber]], [[Scotland]]|

| range = [[Grampian Mountains]]

| grid_ref_UK = NN177722

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{{langnf|gd|'''Càrn Mòr Dearg'''|great red cairn}} is the ninth-highest mountain in [[Scotland]] and the [[British Isles]], with a height of {{convert|1220|m}}. It stands a short distance northeast of [[Ben Nevis]], the highest mountain in Britain, to which it is linked by the Càrn Mòr Dearg [[arete (landform)|arête]] (commonly abbreviated to "CMD arête"). Along with Càrn Dearg Meadhanach ("middle red cairn") and Càrn Beag Dearg ("little red cairn"), it makes up the eastern ridge of the horseshoe-shaped Ben Nevis massif in the [[Scottish Highlands]].

'''Càrn Mor Dearg''' is the eighth highest of the Scottish [[Munros]]. It is situated in the west of [[Scotland]], close to the town of [[Fort William, Scotland|Fort William]], and just to the east of its much more famous neighbour, [[Ben Nevis]], to which it is linked by the spectacular Carn Mor Dearg [[Arete (landform)|ar&ecirc;te]].

==Climbing==

The ascent of Càrn Mor Dearg from the north (start by golf course), the traverse of the arête, and the scramble up the north side of Ben Nevis make one of the best horse-shoe routes in Scotland.

The ascent of Càrn Mòr Dearg from the north (start from the North Face Car Park), the traverse of the arête, and the scramble up the north side of Ben Nevis make one of the best horse-shoe routes in Scotland.<ref name="Butterfield">{{cite book|author=Irvine Butterfield|author-link=Irvine Butterfield|year=1986|title=The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland|publisher=Diadem Books|___location=London|isbn=0-906371-71-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/highmountainsofb0000butt/page/98 98]|url=https://archive.org/details/highmountainsofb0000butt/page/98}}</ref>

==Snow sports==

Càrn Mòr Dearg is attractive to ski mountaineers and off piste skiers and boarders. In good conditions the summit can be reached from the nearby Nevis Range Ski areas in two hours or less. With enough snow, the descent from the summit to the CIC Hut gives a long, pleasant grade 1 descent. The eastern flank of the mountain has three fine bowls which give descents graded between 2 and 5 in K. Biggin's guide.<ref>Kenny Biggin, ''Scottish Offpiste Skiing and Snowboarding : Nevis Range and Ben Nevis'' (Spean Bridge : Skimountain, 2013) 97&ndash;105.</ref>

==Gallery==

<gallery>

File:Carn Mor Dearg summit ridge - geograph.org.uk - 2493228.jpg|Càrn Mòr Dearg summit

File:Carn Mòr Dearg and Carn Dearg Meadhonach viewed from Tower Ridge - geograph.org.uk - 3583774.jpg|Càrn Mòr Dearg and Càrn Dearg Meadhanach, from Ben Nevis to the west

File:Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg - geograph.org.uk - 2488341.jpg|Càrn Mòr Dearg (left), Càrn Dearg Meadhanach (middle) and Càrn Beag Dearg (right), with Ben Nevis behind, from Aonach Mòr to the east

File:Cmd-3.jpg|Càrn Mòr Dearg from Aonach Mòr showing the snow bowl that attracts off-piste snowsports enthusiasts

File:Carn Mor Dearg Arete - panoramio.jpg|Càrn Mòr Dearg arête

</gallery>

==See also==

* [[Geology of the United KingdomScotland]]

* [[List of Munro mountains]]

* [[Mountains and hills of Scotland]]

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== References ==

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==External links==

*[https://360munros.co.uk/ben-nevis 360munros.co.uk] - Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête 360° Virtual Tour

{{Wikivoyage|Ledge Route and the Carn Mor Dearg Arete (Ben Nevis)|Ledge Route and the Carn Mor Dearg Arete}}

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