| Meaning: |
From the Gaelic, cairn of the large rounded hill |
| Munro Region: |
The Cairngorms |
| Munro Number: |
95 |
| Height in Metres: |
1037 metres |
| OS Map Reference:
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OS Sheets 36 and 43, GR: 994952 |
Ben Macdui, with its two neighbouring peaks Carn a' Mhaim and Derry Cairngorm, form the central massif of the Cairngorms between the two great passes, the Lairig Ghru and the Lairig an Laoigh. Ben Macdui is a huge dome with fairly steep slopes all round except to the north where a great plateau extends to Cairn Gorm. Carn a' Mhaim is joined to Ben Macdui by a long narrow ridge which drops precipitously on its west side into the Lairig Ghru. Derry Cairngorm forms a long ridge on the west side of Glen Derry with its prominent summit cone at the north end.
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