Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles. Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Highland region of Lochaber, close to the
Ben Nevis from Banavie. The summit is beyond and to the left of the apparent highest point.
The steep south face of Ben Nevis from Sgurr a' Mhàim
A temperature inversion around Càrn Dearg Buttress and Castle Corrie
An undated photograph of the Ben Nevis observatory (1883–1904) and 'hotel' (hostel). The hotel began as a spare-room-for-hire within the observatory and remained open until 1916.
Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales. With an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Wales, and the highest in the British Isles south of
Ben Nevis
…Ben Nevis is one of the three mountains climbed in the National Three Peaks Challenge, where participants aim to climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon, often within 24 hours and using motor transport between them. The total height climbed is 3,064 m (10,052 ft) and the distance walked 23 miles (37…
The Snowdon group viewed from the north-east left to right Y Lliwedd, Crib Goch, Yr Wyddfa (the summit), Garnedd Ugain
Illustration of King Arthur battling a giant
The "knife-edge" arête of Crib Goch (foreground) and the pyramidal peak of Snowdon (background) are both the result of glaciation