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A' Chràlaig
View towards A' Chralaig from An Cnapach - geograph.org.uk - 1005411.jpg
A' Chralaig from the northwest
Highest point
Elevation 1,120 m (3,670 ft)
Prominence 786 m (2,579 ft) 
Ranked 38th in British Isles
Parent peak Carn Eige
Listing Munro, Marilyn
Naming
English translation the basket 
Language of name Gaelic
Pronunciation
English approximation: ə-KHRAH-lek
Geography
A' Chràlaig is located in Highland
A' Chràlaig
A' Chràlaig
Location in Highland
Parent range Northwest Highlands
OS grid NH094148
Topo map OS Landranger 33 / 34
Geology
Mountain type mountain

A' Chràlaig is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, north of Loch Cluanie and south of Glen Affric. It is the highest peak along Glen Shiel and can be easily climbed from the Cluanie Inn on the A87. The eastern slopes of the mountain, are owned by the Forestry Commission and are part of the Kintail National Scenic Area.

Despite being the highest peak on the ridge, it is considered less interesting than the route over Stob Coire na Cràlaig to the nearby Mullach Fraoch-choire. These two peaks may be combined with the neighbouring peaks of Sgurr nan Conbhairean and Sail Chaorainn to make the so-called "Cluanie Horseshoe", although no path connects A' Chràlaig with the peaks to the east.

Cluanie Horseshoe
Cluanie Horseshoe
The summit of A' Chralaig - geograph.org.uk - 1031632
Summit from south ridge
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