Garbh Choire Mòr

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Garbh Choire Mòr is a famously remote and snow-holding corrie on the slopes of Braeriach in the Cairngorms of Scotland, known for often containing some of the UK's longest-lasting snow patches.

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Garbh Choire Mòr canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf corrie
geographical feature
accessDifficulty remote and strenuous
administrativeArea Aberdeenshire
Highland (historic region)
linked to: Highland
climateClassification subarctic mountain climate
climateFeature cold microclimate
country Scotland
drainage River Dee catchment
elevationApprox over 1100 metres
geology granite
hasClimbingRoutes winter climbing routes
hasFeature rocky headwalls
snow-filled gullies
steep cliffs
hasNotableSnowPatch Pinnacles snow patch
Sphinx snow patch
knownFor harsh winter conditions
long-lasting snow patches
remoteness
snow persistence
languageOfName Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Cairngorms
locatedNear Lairig Ghru
locatedOn Braeriach
mountainRange Grampian Mountains
nameMeaningApprox great rough corrie
nearestSummit Braeriach
notableEvent site of some of the last surviving snow in Scotland in many years
notableForUK among the UK’s most persistent natural snow sites
orientation generally north to north-east facing
partOf Braeriach massif
linked to: Braeriach

Cairngorms National Park
central Cairngorm plateau
popularWith hillwalkers
mountaineers
snow patch researchers
region Scottish Highlands
shelteredBy Braeriach plateau
linked to: Braeriach
snowObservationSite long-term UK snow patch records
snowPatchesOftenLastUntil late summer
snowPatchesSometimesLastUntil early winter
snowPatchesSometimesSurviveUntil following winter
topographicalType glacial cirque
north-facing corrie

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Braeriach hasCorrie Garbh Choire Mòr
Am Bràigh Riabhach hasCorrie Garbh Choire Mòr