Editing Cairn Gorm (section)

{{Short description|Mountain in the Cairngorms range in the Scottish Highlands}}
{{About|the mountain||Cairngorm (disambiguation){{!}}Cairngorm}}
{{Distinguish|Càrn Gorm}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Cairn Gorm
| other_name = {{lang|gd|'''An Càrn Gorm'''}}
| photo = Stacan Dubha - geograph.org.uk - 886049.jpg
| photo_caption = Cairn Gorm from Stacan Dubha to the south
| elevation = {{Convert|1245|m}}
| elevation_ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=M&rf=525 |title=Cairn Gorm |year=2019 |publisher=Hill Bagging - the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH) |accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref>
| prominence = {{convert|146|m|abbr=on}}
| prominence_ref =
| isolation_ref = 4.4 km (2.7 miles)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=9198|title=Cairn Gorm isolation}}</ref>
| parent_peak = [[Ben Macdui]]
| listing = [[Munro]]
| translation = the blue cairn or the green cairn<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dwelly.info/|title=Dwelly-d - Dwelly's Classic Scottish Gaelic Dictionary|first=William Robertson, Michael Bauer, Edward|last=Dwelly}}</ref>
| language = [[Scottish Gaelic]]
| pronunciation = {{IPA|gd|əŋ ˈkʰaːrˠn̪ˠ ˈkɔɾɔm|lang}}
| location = [[Cairngorms]], Scotland
| coordinates =
| grid_ref_UK = NJ005040
| topo = [[Ordnance Survey|OS]] ''Landranger'' 36
| easiest_route = Hike
}}
{{GB summits start}}
{{GB summits entry
|Name=Cairn Lochan
|Gridref=NH985025
|Height={{convert|3986|ft|abbr=on}}
|Status=Munro Top
}}
{{GB summits entry
|Name=Stob Coire an t-Sneachda
|Gridref=NH996029
|Height={{convert|3858|ft|abbr=on}}
|Status=Munro Top
}}
{{GB summits entry
|Name=Cnap Coire na Spreidhe
|Gridref=NJ013049
|Height={{convert|3773|ft|abbr=on}}
|Status=Munro Top
}}
{{GB summits entry
|Name=Creag an Leth-choin
|Gridref=NH968033
|Height={{convert|3455|ft|abbr=on}}
|Status=Munro Top
}}
{{GB summits end}}

'''Cairn Gorm''' ({{langx|gd|An Càrn Gorm}})<ref name="ainmean">{{cite web|url=https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/placename/cairn-gorm/ |title=Cairn Gorm |work=[[Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba]]: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland}}</ref> is a [[mountain]] in the [[Scottish Highlands]]. It is part of the [[Cairngorms]] range and wider [[Grampian Mountains]]. With a summit elevation of {{convert|1245|m|abbr=on}} [[Height above sea level|above sea level]], Cairn Gorm is classed as a [[Munro]] and is the sixth-highest mountain in the [[British Isles]]. The high, broad domed summit overlooking [[Strathspey, Scotland|Strathspey]] is one of the most readily identifiable mountains from the nearby town and regional centre of [[Aviemore]]. Although it shares its name with the Cairngorm mountains, [[Ben Macdui]] is the highest mountain in the range.

The highest winds in the UK were in 1986 when a 173&nbsp;mph (278&nbsp;km/h) gust was recorded at Cairn Gorm.

Since the 1960s over {{convert|600|ha|acre}} of the north-western slopes of the mountain in {{lang|gd|Coire Cas}} and {{lang|gd|Coire na Ciste}} have been developed for [[alpine skiing]]. The ski lift infrastructure includes a funicular railway in Coire Cas. The corrie south of Coire Cas, {{lang|gd|[[Coire an t-Sneachda]]}}, is separated from the ski area by a ridge known as {{lang|gd|Fiacaill a' Choire Chais}}. The southern slopes of Cairn Gorm overlook the remote [[Loch A'an|Loch Avon]] (pronounced Loch A'an).