Area: 21 - Strathspey to Aberdeen
The Separate Mountains - The idea behind the list is that a summit needs more drop to feel 'separate' in a highly dissected area than it would on a plateau.
A summit needs to be over 600m height and have 90, 100, 120 or 150m of drop to qualify, depending on how dissected an area is. Dissectedness is calculated by counting the number of segments each hill group is split into by the 400m contour and dividing this by the number of 10km grid squares it covers. The list was originally compiled in 1974 from OS 1 inch maps, metricated from 1976-82 as second series metric maps came out, then adjusted in 2023 using data from the DoBIH.
List compiled and maintained by Iain Thow
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The Separate Mountains List & GPS Waypoints:
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Sort this list by: Name | Height | Popularity | Prominence | Significance
- '0841.C' NJ254354 Ben Rinnes (841m, p513)
- '0710.G' NJ139298 Carn a’ Ghille Chearr (710m, p179)
- '0804.C' NJ265183 Carn Mor (804m, p349)
- '0683.p' NJ290256 Carn na Bruar (683m, p102)
- '0756.G' NJ302278 Cook’s Cairn (756m, p212)
- '0781.C' NJ280288 Corryhabbie Hill (781m, p280)
- '0600.p' NJ383007 Crannach Hill (600m, p133)
- '0722.G' NJ104241 Creagan a’ Chaise (722m, p330)
- '0605.-' NJ398007 Culblean Hill (605m, p94)
- '0673.p' NJ284109 Geal Charn (673m, p111)
- '0609.G' NJ343168 Ladylea Hill (609m, p200)
- '0749.G' NJ335058 Mona Gowan (749m, p194)
- '0872.C' NJ376039 Morven (872m, p387)
- '0619.G' NJ490089 Pressendye (619m, p254)
- '0722.G' NJ412233 The Buck (722m, p257)
All these waypoints have been bagged by...
Chalky1953 Colin Crawford Dave McG IainT KennyB Lindsay M Martin R rhw robertphillips
Total = 15 The Separate Mountains in Area 21