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Minginish and the Cuillin Hills Area   Skye Subarea
Place count in area: 74,  
Highest place: Sgurr Alasdair, 992m
Maximum height for area: 992 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 992 metres,

Places in area Minginish and the Cuillin Hills:
Skye:   Am Basteir 934mAm Mam 407mAn Caisteal 830mAn Coileach 673mAn Cruachan 435mAn Stac 528mArnaval 369mBeinn a'Bhraghad 461mBeinn Bhreac 448mBeinn Dearg Mheadhonach 651mBeinn Dearg Mhor 731mBeinn na Gaoithe 401mBeinn nan Dubh-lochan 253mBeinn Staic 412mBelig 702mBen Meabost 345mBhasteir Tooth [Basteir Tooth] 917.2mBidein Druim nan Ramh 869mBidein Druim nan Ramh North Top 852mBiod Mor 384mBla Bheinn SW Top 926mBla Bheinn [Blabheinn] [Blaven] 929mBruach na Frithe 958mCaisteal a'Garbh-Choire 829.7mCiche na Beinne Deirge 509mClach Glas 786mDruim Eadar Da Choire 489mDruim nan Ramh 500mGarbh-bheinn 808mGars-bheinn 894.2mGlamaig - Sgurr Mhairi 775mGlas Bheinn Mhor 569mKnight's Peak 914.2mMarsco 736mMeall a'Mhaoil 284mNead an Fhior-eoin [An Carnach] 334mRuadh Stac 493mSgurr a'Bhasteir 900.1mSgurr a'Choire Bhig 876.9mSgurr a'Fionn Choire 936mSgurr a'Ghreadaidh 973mSgurr a'Ghreadaidh South Top 970mSgurr a'Mhadaidh 918mSgurr a'Mhadaidh East Top 894mSgurr a'Mhadaidh Far East Top 895.7mSgurr Alasdair 992mSgurr an Fheadain 689.2mSgurr Beag 764mSgurr Dearg - Cairn 978mSgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle 986mSgurr Dubh an Da Bheinn [Sgurr Dubh na Da Bheinn] 938mSgurr Dubh Beag 733mSgurr Dubh Mor 944mSgurr Hain 420mSgurr Mhic Choinnich 948mSgurr na Banachdich 965mSgurr na Banachdich Central Top 942mSgurr na h-Uamha 736mSgurr na Stri 495mSgurr nan Each 720mSgurr nan Each East Top 623mSgurr nan Eag 926.2mSgurr nan Gillean 964mSgurr nan Gillean Third Pinnacle 879mSgurr Sgumain 947mSgurr Thearlaich 978mSgurr Thormaid 926mSgurr Thuilm 881mSlat Bheinn 624mStob Coir' a'Ghrunnda 720mStockval 416mThe Prow 739mTruagh Mheall 412m
Soay (Skye):   Beinn Bhreac (Soay) 141m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle Mountain , in British over 600m, British Marilyn, Munro Lists

Height: 986m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 32 Grid Reference: NG44404 21566
Place visited by 28 members. Recently by: maoris, rhw, OutdoorBill, Aongus, Lauranna, annem, nordicstar, Grumbler, Niamhq, bolton12, gerrybowes, bryanjbarry, DeltaP, IainT, Wildcat
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Longitude: -6.234819, Latitude: 57.21327 , Easting: 144404, Northing: 821566 Prominence: 187m,  Isolation: 0km ,   GPS IDs, 6 char: SgrDrg, 10 char: SgrDrgIncs
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B1240/
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In Pinn .. by jackill   (Show all for Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle )
 
In the footsteps of John Noakes (but not Shep)... .. by Peter Walker   (Show all for Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle )
 
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Above the Clouds!
by Lauranna  31 Aug 2022
The Inaccessible Pinnacle viewed from the summit area of Sgùrr Dearg. The top of the boulder known as The Bolster Stone, perched precariously on its summit, is the highest point of this unique Munro. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/b1240/comment/23640/
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Summit of Inaccessible Pinnacle .. by Lauranna   (Show all for Sgurr Dearg - Inaccessible Pinnacle )
 
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