Ben Starav

Coordinates: 56°32′20″N 5°03′00″W / 56.5388°N 5.0499°W / 56.5388; -5.0499
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Ben Starav
Beinn Starabh
Ben Starav over Glen Etive
Highest point
Elevation1,078 m (3,537 ft)[1]
Prominence446 m (1,463 ft)[2]
ListingMunro, Marilyn
Coordinates56°32′20″N 5°03′00″W / 56.5388°N 5.0499°W / 56.5388; -5.0499
Geography
LocationArgyll, Scotland
Parent rangeGrampian Mountains

Ben Starav (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Starabh)[3] is a mountain in the Lorn region of Argyll, in the Scottish Highlands. It is a Munro that rises 1,078 metres (3,537 ft) above Loch Etive (a sea loch) at its western foot. Its peak is surrounded by several ridges, steep corries and waterfalls. It is the highest in a group of mountains that include Glas Bheinn Mhòr, Beinn nan Aighenan and Stob Coir' an Albannaich.

Ben Starav from the lower slopes of Beinn Fhionniaidh

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ben Starav". walkhighlands.co.uk. 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Ben Starov". hillbagging.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Ben Starav". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland.