See Also: Cairngorm Mountains(encyclopedia)
cairngorm(dictionary)
Tatra mountains(tourism)
Virunga Mountains(encyclopedia)
Ural Mountains(encyclopedia)
Uinta Mountains(encyclopedia)
Taurus Mountains(encyclopedia)
Stanovoy Mountains(encyclopedia)
Selkirk Mountains(encyclopedia)
Sayan Mountains(encyclopedia)

Cairngorm Mountains (sh)




Mountain range, northeastern Scotland.

It is located in the Highlands between the Spey and Dee river valleys; its highest peak is Ben Macdui, at 4,296 ft (1,309 m) the second-highest (after Ben Nevis) in the British Isles. Since World War II winter sports have developed in the area. It is a chief source of the cairngorm variety of quartz.