Grampian Mountains

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Grampian Mountains near Ben Nevis

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The Grampian Mountains (also Grampians ) are one of the major mountain ranges of Scotland in the north of the country. They extend from southwest to northeast between the so-called Highland Boundary Fault and the Glen More. They cover almost half of the land area of Scotland. The highest mountain in the British Isles, Ben Nevis ( 1343 m) in the region of Lochaber, and the second highest mountain Ben MacDhui with 1309m in the Cairngorms region, located in the Grampians. The area is, apart from a few regions such as Aviemore, a winter and snow sports center, very sparsely populated.

The mountains are composed of granite, gneiss, marble, slate and quartz rock. Numerous rivers such as the Spey, Don, Dee, Esk or Tay, spring in the mountains. The mountains are geologically older than the Atlantic and finds its geological continuation in the Appalachian Mountains of North America.

Naming

A read or write errors of the early modern period for the Mons Graupius (Latin, Mountain Graupius ') led to the name of the Grampian Mountains instead Graupian mountains.

The Scottish Grampians are named after the Grampians in the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria.

• Mountains in Europe
• Mountains in Scotland
• Geography ( Highland, Council Area )