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Coire an t-Sneachda
- Depth
- 634 m
- Rim
- 1,245 m
- Length
- 9.5 km
- Tonight
- -5°CFog · Wind 11 km/h SW
Coire an t-Sneachda is up to 634 m deep: the rim reaches 1,245 m and the floor 564 m, along 9.5 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 564 m
Depth of Coire an t-Sneachda
Up to 634 m deep (typically 372 m) along the 9.5 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Coire an t-Sneachda 3D map
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Coire an t-Sneachda terrain and contours
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Coire an t-Sneachda elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Coire an t-Sneachda weather
Tonight · Fog · -5°C (23°F) · Wind 11 km/h SW
Coire an t-Sneachda forecast for about 1,245 m.
- Tonight-5°–11 km/h SW
- Today-4°0°24.9 mm47 km/h SE
- Sun-2°0°9.3 mm50 km/h W
- Mon-2°1°10.1 mm32 km/h SE
- Tue-1°6°6.2 mm44 km/h SW
- Wed0°3°0.8 mm19 km/h SW
- Thu1°5°–12 km/h S
- Fri2°3°7.7 mm18 km/h SE
- Sat-1°4°17.5 mm22 km/h SE
- Sun-3°-2°23.0 mm14 km/h NW
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 near Coire an t-Sneachda
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Coire an t-Sneachda, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Coire Cas Car Park
Nearest hut
Hutchinson Memorial Hut
All mapped places 5
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 2.5 km N |
| Coire Cas Car ParkParking | 2.5 km N |
| Coire na CisteParking | 3.7 km N |
| Hutchinson Memorial HutHut | 4.9 km SE |
| Fords of Avon Refuge HutHut | 4.9 km E |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 13.6% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 943 m low point 365 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Coire an t-Sneachda.
Summit list 8
- 1Sron na Lairige1,184 m 1.1 km NW
- 2Braeriach1,296 m 1.9 km W
- 3Ben Macdui1,309 m 2.0 km ESE
- 4Cairn Lochan1,216 m 3.0 km NNE
- 5Stob Coire an t-Sneachda1,176 m 4.0 km NE
- 6Beinn Mheadhoin SW Top1,163 m 4.8 km ENE
- 7Cairn Gorm1,245 m 5.4 km NE
- 8Beinn Mheadhoin1,182 m 5.6 km ENE
Where Coire an t-Sneachda sits
- Range
- Grampian Mountains22
- Region
- Scotland153United Kingdom371Europe2,143
Nearby places
Lairig GhruPass↑1.4 km N
Ben MacduiPeak · 1,309 m↑2.0 km ESE
Loch EtchachanLake↑3.5 km E
Loch AvonLake↑5.1 km ENE
Cairn GormPeak · 1,245 m↑5.4 km NE
More in the Grampian Mountains 6
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- Land cover
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- Summits
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- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)