The Grey Corries are a range of mountains in the West Highlands of Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. The range includes several of Scotland's highest peaks including a number of Munros

Munro

A Munro is a mountain in Scotland with a height over . They are named after Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet , who produced the first list of such hills, known as Munros Tables, in 1891. A Munro top is a summit over 3,000 ft which is not regarded as a separate mountain...

. The range is bounded to the north by the great extent of Leanachan Forest beyond which is Glen Spean and the Great Glen

Great Glen

The Great Glen , also known as Glen Albyn or Glen More is a series of glens in Scotland running 100 kilometres from Inverness on the Moray Firth, to Fort William at the head of Loch Linnhe.The Great Glen follows a large geological fault known as the Great Glen Fault...

, to the east by the defile of Lairig Leacach and to the south by upper Glen Nevis

Glen Nevis

Glen Nevis is a glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, with Fort William at its foot. It is bordered to the south by the Mamore range, and to the north by the highest mountains in the British Isles: Ben Nevis, Càrn Mor Dearg, Aonach Mòr, and Aonach Beag...

 and the headwaters of the Abhainn Rath. The ridge continues westwards at a high level to join Aonach Beag

Aonach Beag

Aonach Beag is a mountain in the Highlands of Scotland. It is located about 3 km east of Ben Nevis on the north side of Glen Nevis, near the town of Fort William...

, Aonach Mor

Aonach Mòr

Aonach Mòr is a mountain in the Highlands of Scotland. It is located about 2 miles/ 3 km north east of Ben Nevis on the south side of Glen Spean, near the town of Fort William...

, Carn Mor Dearg

Carn Mòr Dearg

Càrn Mòr Dearg is the eighth highest mountain in Scotland. It is situated in the west of Scotland, close to the town of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland...

 and Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles. It is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William....

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From west to east the principal peaks of the range are Sgurr Choinnich Beag (963m), Sgurr Choinnich Mor (1094m), Stob Coire Easain

Stob Coire Easain

Stob Coire Easain is a Scottish Munro mountain which reaches a height of 1115 metres , situated 18 kilometres east of Fort William. It stands on the western side of Loch Treig, along with its "twin", the Munro Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin...

 (1080m), Stob Coire an Laoigh

Stob Coire an Laoigh

Stob Coire an Laoigh is a Scottish mountain in The Grey Corries Range, 15 kilometres north east of Kinlochleven.At an elevation of Stob Coire an Laoigh is equal 37th in height on the Munro table.-References:...

 (1116m), Caisteal (1106m), Stob Coire Cath na Sine (1079m), Stob a' Choire Leith (1105m), Stob Choire Claurigh

Stob Choire Claurigh

Stob Choire Claurigh is a Scottish mountain situated east of Fort William in the Lochaber district of the Highland council area...

 (the highest peak of the range at 1177m) and Stob Coire na Ceannan (1123m). Stob Coire Gaibhre (958m) lies to the north of the eastern end of the range whilst Stob Ban

Stob Bàn (Grey Corries)

Stob Bàn is a mountain situated in the Lochaber region of Highland, Scotland, 16 kilometres east of Fort William. It reaches a height of 977 metres and lies in a group of hills known as the Grey Corries which includes three other Munros and nine Munro "Tops" along an eight kilometre ridge...

 (977m) lies to the south of the ridge's eastern end. A northern spur of Stob Coire Easain culminates in Beinn na Socaich (1007m).

External links

images of the Grey Corries on the Geograph website