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Cairn Gorm (''Cairngorm'') (Gaelic: An Càrn Gorm, meaning ''Blue or Green Hill'') is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands overlooking Strathspey and the town of Aviemore. At 1245 metres (4084 ft) it is the sixth highest mountain in the United Kingdom. It has given its name to the whole range, although these hills are properly known as ''Am Monadh Ruadh'' (the Red Hills) rather than the Cairngorms. Cairn Gorm is the most prominent of the Cairngorm mountains in the view from Speyside, but it is not the highest. Much of the north-western slopes of the mountain are downhill skiing developments concentrated in ''Coire Cas''. As well as ski tows, snow fences and bulldozed tracks, this corrie is also now home to a funicular railway. The next corrie south of Coire Cas, ''Coire an t-Sneachda'', is separated from the skiing area by a ridge known as ''Fiacaill a' Choire Chais''. The southern side of Cairn Gorm overlooks the remote loch known as Loch Avon (pronounced Loch A'an). There is an automated weather station (AWS) controlled by Heriot-Watt University on the summit of the mountain〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cairn Gorm Weather Station )〕 providing temperature and wind speed data. There is a separate AWS run by the Met Office (synop code 03065). ==Walking and climbing== The ascent of Cairn Gorm is technically straightforward via the Northern slopes, but weather conditions can make it impossible during high winds and falling or blowing snow (often referred to as blizzard conditions). The ''Windy Ridge'' path on ''Sròn an Aonaich'' lying to the northeast of Coire Cas is a steep and direct route, and is generally recommended by local Rangers, guides and guidebooks.〔http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/map1_4cg.shtml〕 Another route to the summit is the access road up the centre of Coire Cas, however this route is a track used by the railway operator's vehicles, and gives an indirect route with several steep sections. It is not recommended as an ascent route, especially during the skiing season, though it gives good views of the Cairngorm Mountain Railway in its lower sections. Also in Coire Cas, ''Fiacaill a' Choire Chais'' offers a good walking route to Cairn Gorm and the adjacent plateau. A circuit of the cliff tops overlooking the Northern Corries of Cairn Gorm is highly recommended in many guide books and publications, giving one of the finest views in Scotland.〔Adam Watson. The Cairngorms, Scottish Mountaineering Trust〕 Walkers are advised to consult the local map〔Ordnance Survey. 1:50,000 scale. Sheet 36. Grantown and Cairngorm.〕 and call in at the Ranger Base at the car park. There are many climbing routes at the head of Coire an t-Sneachda〔http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=25〕 and Coire an Lochain,〔http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=74〕 and in winter these corries form one of Scotland's major ice climbing areas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cairn Gorm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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