• Rising from the shores of Loch Linnhe, Ben Nevis is the tallest mountain in the U.K.
• Height is 4406ft (1344 metres).
  
• The mountain dominates the Fort William and Lochaber area.
• First scaled in 1771 by botanist, James Robertson. There are now about 100,000 ascents each year.
• The 1700 hectare/4158 acre Ben Nevis Estate was acquired by the John Muir Trust in June 2000. The estate includes three other high peaks: Carn Mor Dearg, Aonach Beag and Sgurr Choinnich Beag.

posted by Nigel Cole @ 10:39 AM