Cock Cairn

No. 643 of 1,888 in the Cairngorms, No. 176 for hikes, No. 174 for views. Nature, 11.8 km from Ballater, just outside the Cairngorms National Park.

A hill summit rising to 727 metres.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-10-31).

Facts

Height: 727 mOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-30
Best months: Any time of yearoffyougo rules
Getting there: Directions in Google Maps what3words address Open in OpenStreetMap

Why it ranks here

Score 0.56 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.

Interests: Hikes and fells, Views and photo spots
Detail in OpenStreetMap: no (weight 0.15)
Has a website: no (weight 0.1)
Heritage listing: no (weight 0.15)
Wikipedia and Wikimedia pages: 32% (weight 0.25)

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