Coire a' Bhalachain

Corrie (Glacial Valley) in Inverness-shire

Scotland

Coire a' Bhalachain

Top of NE ridge of Meall Blair A lovely day on Meall Blair. The hill in the distant left with the erosion scar is part of the east ridge of the munro Spidean Mialach (in the East Glenquoich Forest)
Top of NE ridge of Meall Blair Credit: Andrew Spenceley

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Coire a' Bhalachain Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 57.009529/-5.1481966 or Grid Reference NN0895. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Top of NE ridge of Meall Blair A lovely day on Meall Blair. The hill in the distant left with the erosion scar is part of the east ridge of the munro Spidean Mialach (in the East Glenquoich Forest)
Top of NE ridge of Meall Blair
A lovely day on Meall Blair. The hill in the distant left with the erosion scar is part of the east ridge of the munro Spidean Mialach (in the East Glenquoich Forest)
Meall Blair Nearing the summit of Meall Blair
Meall Blair
Nearing the summit of Meall Blair
Meall Blair (Trig Point) Summit of Meall Blair (656m)
Meall Blair (Trig Point)
Summit of Meall Blair (656m)
Summit of Meall Blair Looking west on a cloudy day from summit of Meall Blair (656m)
Summit of Meall Blair
Looking west on a cloudy day from summit of Meall Blair (656m)
Descending east slopes of Meall Blair A showery day, but the sun hits Loch Arkaig way below.
Descending east slopes of Meall Blair
A showery day, but the sun hits Loch Arkaig way below.
Loch covered moorland This flat spur is covered by many small lochans some of which can be seen.
Loch covered moorland
This flat spur is covered by many small lochans some of which can be seen.
Rough grassland above Loch Arkaig Descending Meall Blair across rough grassland with the sun hitting Loch Arkaig further east.
Rough grassland above Loch Arkaig
Descending Meall Blair across rough grassland with the sun hitting Loch Arkaig further east.
Across moorland to Sgurr Choinich A cloudy, wet day seen from the slopes of Meall Lochan nan Dubh Lochan looking across to Sgurr Choinich.
Across moorland to Sgurr Choinich
A cloudy, wet day seen from the slopes of Meall Lochan nan Dubh Lochan looking across to Sgurr Choinich.
Near summit of Meall Blair Looking west, the sun hits the corbett of Sgurr Mhurlagain while the steep slopes of Streap can be seen in the distant left.
Near summit of Meall Blair
Looking west, the sun hits the corbett of Sgurr Mhurlagain while the steep slopes of Streap can be seen in the distant left.
Meall Blair Meall Blair seen across Loch Arkaig from the lip of Coire Dubh na Giubhsaich. Snow covered higher hills around Glen Shiel and Glen Quoich in the background.
Meall Blair
Meall Blair seen across Loch Arkaig from the lip of Coire Dubh na Giubhsaich. Snow covered higher hills around Glen Shiel and Glen Quoich in the background.
Grassy Moorland This flat area of moorland forms the col between the two hills of Meall Blair and Sgurr Choinich. The steep sided Glen Pean can be just seen in the distance.
Grassy Moorland
This flat area of moorland forms the col between the two hills of Meall Blair and Sgurr Choinich. The steep sided Glen Pean can be just seen in the distance.
Pool and rocks at summit of Meall Blair Meall Blair is a Graham to the north of Loch Arkaig. The view is from beside the summit (trig point) over a pool and rocks to where a mountain walker sits inspecting his map.
Pool and rocks at summit of Meall Blair
Meall Blair is a Graham to the north of Loch Arkaig. The view is from beside the summit (trig point) over a pool and rocks to where a mountain walker sits inspecting his map.
Rock outcrops near summit of Meall Blair Minor rock outcrops are scattered about the southern approach to the Graham, Meall Blair, the summit of which lies in the distance, right of centre in the image.
Rock outcrops near summit of Meall Blair
Minor rock outcrops are scattered about the southern approach to the Graham, Meall Blair, the summit of which lies in the distance, right of centre in the image.
South side of Lochan na Beinne Baine Lochan na Beinne Baine lies south-east of the mountain, Meall Blair; the view is along the southern shore.
South side of Lochan na Beinne Baine
Lochan na Beinne Baine lies south-east of the mountain, Meall Blair; the view is along the southern shore.
Bog on moorland north of Loch Arkaig The hill slopes/moorland north of Loch Arkaig can be very wet as can be seen in this image which was recorded at a position south of Lochan na Beinne Baine, looking south.
Bog on moorland north of Loch Arkaig
The hill slopes/moorland north of Loch Arkaig can be very wet as can be seen in this image which was recorded at a position south of Lochan na Beinne Baine, looking south.
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Coire a' Bhalachain is located at Grid Ref: NN0895 (Lat: 57.009529, Lng: -5.1481966)

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