What is the Second Highest Mountain in Great Britain?

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What is the Second Highest Mountain in Great Britain?

by Quizologist on 22/07/09 at 5:40 am

This is a question that seems to cause a lot of problems for some people. They know Ben Nevis is the highest but what comes next?

A lot of people apparently think the answer to the above question is the Welsh mountain Snowdon. In actual fact Snowdon is the 61st highest mountain in Great Britain with Ben Nevis and a considerable number of other Scottish mountains all of a greater height. Snowdon can be properly described as the highest mountain in Wales, or the highest mountain in England & Wales but it is not by any stretch of the imagination the second highest mountain in Great Britain.

Ben Macdui
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Ben Macdui (pictured), in the Cairngorms, at 4,296 feet (1,309 metres) in height is without doubt the second highest mountain in Great Britain and Snowdon at 3,560 feet (1,085 metres) is the 61st. (A complete list from Ben Nevis to Snowdon is shown below)

This mistaken idea probably comes about because people often refer to the highest mountains in the constituent countries – Ben Nevis, Scotland; Snowdon, Wales and Scafell Pike, England – at the same time and events like The National Three Peaks Challenge bring these three mountains into prominence.

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1	Ben Nevis	1344 m	Scotland
2	Ben Macdui	1309 m	Scotland
3	Braeriach	1296 m	Scotland
4	Cairn Toul	1293 m	Scotland
5	Sgor an Lochain Uaine	1258 m	Scotland
6	Aonach Beag	1234 m	Scotland
7	Aonach Mor	1221 m	Scotland
8	Carn Mor Dearg	1220 m	Scotland
9	Ben Lawers	1214 m	Scotland
10	Beinn a’ Bhuird – North Top	1197 m	Scotland
11	Carn Eige	1183 m	Scotland
12	Beinn Mheadhoin	1182 m	Scotland
13	Mam Sodhail	1181 m	Scotland
14	Stob Choire Claurigh	1177 m	Scotland
15	Beinn a’ Bhuird – South Top	1177 m	Scotland
16	Ben More	1174 m	Scotland
17	Leabaidh an Daimh Bhuidhe	1171 m	Scotland
18	Stob Binnein	1165 m	Scotland
19	Beinn Bhrotain	1157 m	Scotland
20	Lochnagar	1155 m	Scotland
21	Derry Cairngorm	1155 m	Scotland
22	Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan	1151 m	Scotland
23	Bidean nam Bian	1150 m	Scotland
24	Sgurr na Lapaich	1150 m	Scotland
25	Ben Alder	1148 m	Scotland
26	Geal Charn	1132 m	Scotland
27	Ben Lui	1130 m	Scotland
28	Binnein Mor	1130 m	Scotland
29	An Riabhachan	1129 m	Scotland
30	Creag Meagaidh	1128 m	Scotland
31	Ben Cruachan	1126 m	Scotland
32	Carn nan Gabhar	1121 m	Scotland
33	A’ Chralaig	1120 m	Scotland
34	Sgor Gaoith	1118 m	Scotland
35	An Stuc	1118 m	Scotland
36	Meall Garbh	1118 m	Scotland
37	Aonach Beag	1116 m	Scotland
38	Stob Coire an Laoigh	1116 m	Scotland
39	Stob Coire Easain	1115 m	Scotland
40	Stob Coire nan Lochan	1115 m	Scotland
41	Monadh Mor	1113 m	Scotland
42	Tom a’ Choinich	1112 m	Scotland
43	Sgurr Mor	1110 m	Scotland
44	Carn a’ Choire Bhoidheach	1110 m	Scotland
45	Sgurr nan Conbhairean	1109 m	Scotland
46	Meall a’ Bhuiridh	1108 m	Scotland
47	Stob an t-Sluichd	1106 m	Scotland
48	Stob a’ Choire Mheadhoin	1105 m	Scotland
49	Beinn Ghlas	1103 m	Scotland
50	Mullach Fraoch-choire	1102 m	Scotland
51	Beinn Eibhinn	1101 m	Scotland
52	Mullach Lochan nan Gabhar	1100 m	Scotland
53	Creise	1100 m	Scotland
54	Sgurr a’ Mhaim	1099 m	Scotland
55	Sgurr Choinnich Mor	1094 m	Scotland
56	Sgurr nan Clach Geala	1093 m	Scotland
57	Bynack More	1090 m	Scotland
58	Stob Ghabhar	1090 m	Scotland
59	Carn Eas	1089 m	Scotland
60	Beinn a’ Chlachair	1087 m	Scotland
61	Snowdon	1085 m	Wales