Alhang
Alhang | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 90 m (300 ft)[1] |
Listing | Tu,Sim,D,sHu,GT,DN[2] |
Naming | |
English translation | Scottish Gaelic: possibly Cliff of the Corner [3] |
Geography | |
Location | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
Parent range | Carsphairn and Scaur Hills, Southern Uplands |
OS grid | NS 64229 01026 |
Topo map | OS Landranger 77 |
Alhang is a hill in the Carsphairn and Scaur Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It is the lowest Donald hill in the range; Meikledodd Hill is 1m higher.[4] The northern slopes of the hill are the source of the River Afton.[5][circular reference] It is most easily climbed from the Water of Ken to the east or as a round from Glen Afton to the north.[6]
Subsidiary SMC Summits[]
Summit | Height (m) | Listing[2] |
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Alwhat | 628 | Tu,Sim,DT,GT,DN[7] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Alhang". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ a b Chris Crocker. "Database of British and Irish Hills: user guide". Hills-database.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Place-Names of the Galloway Glens".
- ^ "Meikledodd Hill". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "River Afton - Wikipedia". En.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Place-Names of the Galloway Glens" (in American English). Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Alwhat". Hill-bagging.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
Categories:
- Donald mountains
- Mountains and hills of the Southern Uplands
- Mountains and hills of Dumfries and Galloway
- Dumfries and Galloway geography stubs