Ben Cruachan () is a mountain that rises to , the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain. It is the high point of a ring of mountains, known as the Cruachan Horseshoe, that surrounds the power station reservoir. The horseshoe includes a further Munro (Stob Daimh), a Corbett (Beinn a' Bhuiridh), and several subsidiary summits. "Cruachan!" is the battle cry of Highland clans Campbell and MacIntyre.
See also Ben Cruachan Quarry Branch Cailleach Falls of Cruachan railway station List of Munro mountains Mountains and hills of Scotland
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Computer generated Summit Panorama Ben Cruachan index Visit Cruachan - Ben Cruachan, the Hollow Mountain - visitors' information