Mountain landscapes - Lochaber, Scotland

Lochaber is a region in the West Highlands of Scotland that is home to many of Scotland’s finest Munros, including the UK’s highest peak, Ben Nevis, its mighty neighbours (the 4,000ft+ peaks of Carn Mor Dearg, Aonach Mor and Aonach Beag and the Great Corries) and the slightly lower but no less aesthetically-pleasing (and backpacker’s delight) Mamores. Further south, the interest for walkers and climbers continues as the steep-sided hillsides and ridges continue above the glacier-gouged glens of Glen Coe and Glen Etive, home to more classic Munros such as Meall Dearg and Sgòrr nam Fiannaidh (challengingly located at either end of Aonach Eagach, perhaps the UK mainland’s trickiest mountain ridge), the huge bulk of the Bidean nam Bian massif, plus Ben Starav, a not quite as big but still a no less-fine Munro that is guarded by what I imagine to be one of the most well-loved Munros of all, Buachaille Etive Mor, aka the ‘Big Herdsman of the Etive’. What follows is a selection of images showcasing the mountain views across the landscape of Lochaber in Scotland, many taken from the summit of just one Munro, Bidean nam Bian, and its satellite peaks, Stob Coire nan Lochan and Stob Coire nam Beith.

The panoramic view north from the summit of Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in Glen Coe in the West Highlands of Scotland, looking over Stob Coire nan Lochan, the Aonach Eagach plus most of the Mamores to Ben Nevis (the UK's highest peak), Carn Dearg, Aonac
Looking down into Glen Coe from the summit of An t-Sron on Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in Glen Coe in the West Highlands of Scotland.
The view north over Aonach Eagach and the Mamores from the summit of Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in the West Highlands of Scotland.
A crow flies in front of Sgorr Dearg, a Munro on Beinn a' Bheithir in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Afternoon light looking north from the summit of Bidean nam Bian in Glencoe, West Highlands of Scotland.
Wild camping in a tent on the summit of Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in Glen Coe in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Clouds fill the corrie beneath Stob Coire nan Lochan on the Munro, Bidean nam Bidean, at dawn in Glen Coe, Scotland.
Stob Coire nam Beith summit is lit up by dawn light as clouds fill the corrie beneath Stob Coire nan Lochan on the Munro, Bidean nam Bidean above Glen Coe, Scotland.
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A lone cloud at dusk looking north from the summit of Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in Glen Coe in the West Highlands of Scotland. I
Sunset over Ben Nevis, the UK's highest peak, from the summit of Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Orange-tinged clouds at dusk looking north over mountain ridges from the summit of Bidean nam Bian in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Looking out over the Aonach Eagach to Na Gruagaichean and Binnein Mor in the Mamores from the summit of Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in the West Highlands of Scotland.
The sun rises over the Scottish hills from the summit of Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in Glen Coe in the West Highlands of Scotland.
View over the Ballachulish bridge as Loch Leven spills out into Loch Linnhe in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Looking over the Glen Coe peaks to Schiehallion from the summit of Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Clouds envelop the mountains and ridges east of Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glen Coe, Scotland.
Clouds envelop the mountains and ridges east of Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glen Coe, Scotland.
Shafts of light at dawn illuminate clouds draping the glens and ridges of the mountains east of Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glen Coe, Scotland.
Shafts of light break through clouds that are enveloping the mountains in Glen Etive, from the summit of Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glen Coe, Scotland.
Early morning clouds rise out of the mountain ridges and glens east of Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glen Coe, Scotland.
Looking over Stob Dearg summit on Buachaille Etive Mor towards Schiehallion
Looking over the rocky ridges of Beinn Fhada, Buachaille Etive Beag and Buachaille Etive Mor into the distance towards Schiehallion from the summit of Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in Glen Coe in the West Highlands of Scotland.
The craggy summit of Bidean nam Bian, a Munro in the West Highlands of Scotland.
The view east over the Glencoe ridges from the summit of Bidean nam Bian in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Looking over a ridge on Beinn Maol Chaluim towards Ben Starav, Ben Cruachan, Loch Etive, and Beinn Trilleachan from the summit of Bidean nam Bian in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Two hikers on the summit of Stob Coire nan Lochan in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Clouds over the summit of Buachaille Etive Mor, a Munro in Glen Coe in the West Highlands of Scotland.
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Buachaille Etive Mor, a Munro, from Beinn a'Chrulaiste, a Corbett in Glen Coe in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Lagangarbh cottage beneath Coire Na Tulaich on Buachaille Etive Mor, a Munro, from Beinn a'Chrulaiste, a Corbett in Glen Coe in the West Highlands of Scotland.
Pre-dawn blue light on Buachaille Etive Mor, a Munro in Glen Coe in the West Highlands of Scotland.
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