| Meaning: |
From the Gaelic, MacDuff's hill |
| Munro Region: |
The Cairngorms |
| Munro Number: |
17 |
| Height in Metres: |
1171 metres |
| OS Map Reference:
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OS Sheets 36 and 43, GR: 132018 |
Ben Avon is the most easterly mountain of the main Cairngorm range. It occupies a vast area to the north-east of Glen Quoich stretching towards Inchrory and the River Gairn, and it is recognisable from many viewpoints by the granite tors on the skyline of its long flat plateau. Ben Avon is also a rather remote mountain and it is a long way to the summit from the three possible points of access; Inchrory in Glen Avon to the north, Glen Gairn to the east and Invercauld near Braemar to the south.
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