Weather Station
At last we reach the rocky and barren summit of Cairn Gorm itself. The weather station located nearby is not quite the full summit, which is actually slightly over to the left, but it does provide shelter from a very cool wind blowing at this altitude. As it's lunchtime, we stop and refuel once more before exploring more of the summit.
Cairn Gorm, the mountain from which the Cairngorm mountain range gets its name, stands at 1245 meters (4085 feet) and is my 4th Munro of the season, my 27th in total. The hike (no bike this time) sees me covering a circuit of just over 7 miles and making an elevation gain of around 762 meters (2500 feet).
Weather Station
At last we reach the rocky and barren summit of Cairn Gorm itself. The weather station located nearby is not quite the full summit, which is actually slightly over to the left, but it does provide shelter from a very cool wind blowing at this altitude. As it's lunchtime, we stop and refuel once more before exploring more of the summit.
Cairn Gorm, the mountain from which the Cairngorm mountain range gets its name, stands at 1245 meters (4085 feet) and is my 4th Munro of the season, my 27th in total. The hike (no bike this time) sees me covering a circuit of just over 7 miles and making an elevation gain of around 762 meters (2500 feet).