- Ben Nevis, Fort William, Highland. 11,994 likes · 106 talking about this · 73,689 were here. Ben Nevis - is the tallest mountain in the UK at 4,409ft!
- Topping the list as the tallest of them all is Ben Nevis, a Scottish giant that holds a special place in the hearts of hikers, climbers, and nature enthusiasts.
- At the top you will find the old Ben Nevis Observatory that was used to collect weather data from the Mountain between 1883 and 1904.
- Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom, at 1344.527 m / 4413 ft - it gained about a metre during a 2016 official survey.
- I summitted the highest in the UK, Ben Nevis on March 5, 2012. I was in the UK speaking at the Alzheimer's Disease International annual conference.
- The name ‘Ben Nevis’ is derived from the Gaelic ‘Beinn Nibheis’, meaning ‘Venemous Mountain’. Ben Nevis is the final remnant of an ancient volcano; it’s peak...
- Ben Nevis gives its name to the Ben Nevis Range , a 16km long spine of mountains that run from Loch Linnhe in the west to Lairig Leanach in the east.
- The north face of Ben Nevis is riven with buttresses, ridges, towers and pinnacles, and contains many classic scrambles and rock climbs.
- The name ‘Ben Nevis’ comes from the Gaelic word ‘Beinn Nibheis’. ‘Beinn’ is a common galley word for ‘mountain’.
- Its summit reaches an elevation of more than 4,400 feet (more than about 1,340 meters). Ben Nevis is located in the Highland council area of Scotland.