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{{Other uses|Ben More (disambiguation)}}
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{{short description|Mountain in Scotland}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Ben More 
| other_name = {{lang|gd|'''Beinn Mhòr'''}}
| photo = Ben More, Crainlarich.jpg
| photo_caption = Ben More from Stob Binnein, showing the conical shape of the hill and the tilted rockbands of the mica schist
| elevation_m = 1174
| elevation_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=S&rf=27 |title=Stob Binnein |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |year=2019 |publisher=Hill Bagging - the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH) |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref>
| prominence = ''c.'' {{convert|986|m|ft|0}}<br /><small>[[List of mountains of the British Isles by relative height|Ranked 6th]] in [[British Isles]]</small>
| parent_peak = [[Ben Nevis]]
| listing = [[Munro]], [[Marilyn (hill)|Marilyn]], [[List of Scottish council areas by highest point|Council top]] ([[Stirling (district)|Stirling]])
| translation = big mountain
| language = [[Scottish Gaelic language|Gaelic]]
| pronunciation = Gaelic {{IPA|gd|ə ˈveiɲ ˈvoːɾ||abheinnmhor.ogg}}
| location = [[Stirlingshire]], {{SCO}}
| range = [[Grampian Mountains]]
| grid_ref_UK = NN432244
| topo = [[Ordnance Survey|OS]] ''Landranger'' 51, ''Explorer'' 365
}}

'''Ben More''' ({{langx|gd|'''Beinn Mhòr'''}}, "the great mountain")<ref name="ainmean">{{cite web|url=https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/placename/ben-more/ |title=Ben More (Stirlingshire) |work=[[Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba]]: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland}}</ref> is a [[mountain]] in the [[Breadalbane, Scotland|Breadalbane]] region of the southern [[Scottish Highlands]], near [[Crianlarich]]. Rising to {{convert|1174|m}}, it is a [[Munro]] and is the highest of the so-called [[Crianlarich Hills]] to the south-east of the village. It is separated from {{Lang|gd|[[Stob Binnein]]}} ({{convert|1165|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}) by the ''{{lang|gd|Bealach-eadar-dà-Bheinn}}'', "[[mountain pass|col]] between two mountains". It is the highest peak in the [[Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park]].

Ben More's north side contains a [[Snow patches in Scotland|long-lasting snow patch]], which – uniquely in the Southern Highlands – is named on a 1:25000 [[Ordnance Survey]] map, and is called the ''{{lang|gd|Cuidhe Chrom}}'' (crooked wreath), on account of the shape it forms in late spring/early summer. This patch frequently lasts until well into June and sometimes July. The similar name ''{{lang|gd|Cuidhe Cròm}}'' appears as a summit near [[Lochnagar]].

==Climbing==
The simplest ascent starts from Benmore Farm on the [[A85 road|A85]]. Initially, one should follow the path leading up Benmore Burn, before leaving this path and heading up the northwest ridge of Ben More. The ridge is unrelentingly steep, rising {{convert|1000|m|ft|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} in about {{convert|4|km|mi|frac=2|spell=in}}. The northeast ridge may prove a preferable alternative, being craggier and less steep. To reach this the walker should follow the [[stream|burn]] of {{lang|gd|Allt Coire Chaorach}}, before striking for the ridge of {{lang|gd|Sròn nam Fòirsairean}} once clear of the [[forest]]ry that cloaks the lower slopes of this side of Ben More. This route is around {{convert|5|km|mi|0|spell=in}} long.

Ben More is often climbed in conjunction with its [[twin peak]] neighbour {{lang|gd|Stob Binnein}} by descending to the {{lang|gd|Bealach-eadar-dà-Bheinn}} and then on to the second peak. Descent may be made from the col direct to Benmore Burn.

In the event of an incident, [[Killin]] Mountain Rescue Team are on duty.<ref>{{cite web|last=Killin Mountain Rescue Team|title=Killin Mountain Rescue Team|url=http://www.killinmrt.org.uk/|access-date=28 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117161346/http://www.killinmrt.org.uk/|archive-date=17 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

A webcam located at the eastern edge of Crianlarich captures Ben More. It provides updates every 10 minutes. See http://www.benmorewebcam.co.uk

==Air crashes==
On 19 January 1973, a [[Vickers Viscount]] of [[British European Airways]] took off from [[Glasgow International Airport]] at about 14:20 on a test flight to be conducted at Flight Level (FL) 40; in the conditions prevailing at the time FL40 was equivalent to about {{convert|3850|ft|m|0}}.<ref name="AAIB"/> At about 14:32 the aircraft flew into Ben More about {{convert|600|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} northeast and {{convert|100|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} below the summit while flying in a westerly direction.<ref name="AAIB"/> The two pilots and two passengers on board were killed in the accident. The [[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]] (AAIB) found that the aircraft struck Ben More whilst flying over snow-covered high terrain in marginal visual meteorological conditions and said that "Failure to maintain a safe altitude and insufficient attention to navigational procedures were contributory factors".<ref name="AAIB">[http://www.aaib.gov.uk/sites/aaib/publications/formal_reports/4_1974__g_aohi.cfm AAIB website access page for ''AAIB Report No 4/1974, Viscount 802, G-AOHI''. Report on the accident at Ben More, Perthshire, Scotland, on 19 January 1973]</ref><ref>[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730119-2 Aviation Safety Network accident description]</ref>
[[Image:Bea vickers viscount g-aohj arp.jpg|thumb|center|A BEA Vickers Viscount]]
On 12 May 2012, two men were killed when their [[Ultralight aviation|microlight]] aircraft crashed into the mountain at about 12:00 midday.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-18049002 "Stirlingshire mountain microlight crash kills two men"], ''BBC News'', 13 May 2012</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of Munro mountains]]
* [[Mountains and hills of Scotland]]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Ben More (Crianlarich)}}
* Ben More (Crianlarich) is at coordinates {{Coord|56.386381|-4.539267|type:mountain_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
* [http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas/GRW/MORE_C.gif Computer generated summit panorama] ([http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas.html Index])
* [http://www.relevantsearchscotland.co.uk/ben-more-hike.html Ben More - Crianlarich, map and large images]
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