Càrn nan Gobhar (Strathfarrar)

Càrn nan Gobhar
Càrn nan Gobhar is the round hill to the right, May 2006
Highest point
Elevation	992 m (3,255 ft)[1]
Prominence	137 m (449 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Sgurr a' Choire Ghlais
Listing	Munro
Coordinates	Coordinates: 57°27′05″N 4°52′48″W / 57.4515°N 4.8799°W / 57.4515; -4.8799
Naming
English translation	Hill of the Goat
Language of name	Gaelic
Pronunciation	Scottish Gaelic: [ˈkʰaːrˠn nəŋ ˈko.əɾ] English approximation: KARN-nən-KOH-ər
Geography
Càrn nan Gobhar Highland, Scotland
OS grid	NH273438
Topo map	OS Landranger 25, OS Explorer 430

Càrn nan Gobhar is a mountain situated on the northern side of Glen Strathfarrar in Scotland. It stands some 40 kilometres west of the city of Inverness.

It is usually climbed along with the neighbouring Munros of Sgurr a' Choire Ghlais and .

Somewhat confusingly there is another Càrn nan Gobhar, also a Munro with exactly the same height, situated 14 kilometres to the south west, on the opposite side of Glen Strathfarrar.

Stony summit of Càrn nan Gobhar

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