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Ben Macdhui  Approaching the summit of Ben Macdhui (1,309 m/4,296 ft), part of a high plateau at the centre of the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland. Typically covered in snow until late spring (this picture was taken in April), the peaks have patches of snow until August, and the Cairngorms contain the largest area of arctic vegetation in Britain. | Second highest mountain in Britain, rising to 1,309 m/4,294 ft in the Cairngorm Mountains, Aberdeenshire unitary authority, Scotland, 16 km/10 mi southeast of Aviemore. The summit is flat and bare. |
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