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Braeriach

1,296 m4,252 ft

Prominence: 461 m1,513 ft
Isolation: 3.5 km
Tonight: -6°CFog · Wind 11 km/h SW

Braeriach is a 1,296 m (4,252 ft) mountain in the Cairngorms, Scotland, United Kingdom.

All facts

Elevation: 1,296 m · 4,252 ft
Nearest higher peak: Ben Macdui (1,309 m)
Range: Cairngorms
Region: Scotland, United Kingdom
Protected area: Cairngorms National Park
Coordinates: 57.0782° N, 3.7281° W

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3D map

Braeriach 3D map

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Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Braeriach terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Braeriach elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Braeriach weather

Tonight · Fog · -6°C (21°F) · Wind 11 km/h SW

Braeriach forecast for the summit, about 1,296 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 462 m.

Tonight-6°–11 km/h SWBase -1°
Today-5°0°24.9 mm47 km/h SEBase 0 / 5°
Sun-3°0°9.3 mm50 km/h WBase 2 / 5°
Mon-2°0°10.1 mm32 km/h SEBase 3 / 5°
Tue-2°6°6.2 mm44 km/h SWBase 3 / 11°
Wed0°2°0.8 mm19 km/h SWBase 5 / 7°
Thu1°4°–12 km/h SBase 6 / 9°
Fri2°3°7.7 mm18 km/h SEBase 7 / 8°
Sat-2°3°17.5 mm22 km/h SEBase 3 / 8°
Sun-3°-2°23.0 mm14 km/h NWBase 2 / 3°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Braeriach

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Braeriach, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest hut
Corrour Bothy
4.9 km SE · +1 more within 6.9 km
Directions Map
Nearest parking
Coire Cas Car Park
7.2 km NNE · +1 more within 7.2 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 4

Place	Distance
Corrour BothyHut	4.9 km SE
Hutchinson Memorial HutHut	6.9 km E
Parking	7.2 km NNE
Coire Cas Car ParkParking	7.2 km NNE

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°

39.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

40.0%

Steep, 30–45°

19.2%

Cliffs, 45° and over

1.6%

Steeper than 30°: 20.8% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 830 m low point 462 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 91.0%Bare rock / sparse 8.3%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 3 km, measured from the Braeriach summit.

Summit list 4

1Sron na Lairige1,184 m 1.3 km NE
2Sgòr an Lochain Uaine1,258 m 2.2 km S
3Carn na Criche1,265 m 2.2 km SW
4Cairn Toul1,291 m 2.9 km SSE

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 46 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Snow Bunting6
Rock Ptarmigan5
Moss Campion5
Northern firmoss4
European Common Frog3
Black crowberry3

Where it sits

Where Braeriach sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Coire an t-Sneachda5.5 km NE

Braeriach downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGBraeriach satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-15.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,293 m at the summit; the official height is 1,296 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,296 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,293 m	-3 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,287 m	-9 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-15)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Braeriach

West → east through the summit

Nearest hut

Nearest parking

Data sources