List of Murdo mountains
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This is a list of Murdo mountains in Scotland by height. Murdos are defined as Scottish mountains over 3,000 feet (914.4 m) in height, above the general threshold to be called a "mountain" in the British Isles, and with a prominence over 30 metres (98 ft);[1] a mix of imperial and metric thresholds.[2]
Murdo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | over 3,000 ft (914 m) |
Prominence | over 30 m (98 ft) |
Geography | |
Location | 442 Scotland |
British Isles cartographer Alan Dawson, first compiled the list of Murdos in 1995 to provide an objective and quantitative alternative to the more qualitative Scottish Mountaineering Club ("SMC") definition of a Munro.[lower-alpha 1][3] Unlike all other Scottish mountain and hill classifications, the SMC does not maintain an official list of Murdos.[4] However, all Murdos are either SMC Munros or SMC Munro Tops.[1] Dawson's threshold was in line with the 1994 UIAA declaration that an "independent peak" had to have a prominence of over 30 metres (98 ft).[5]
As of October 2018[update], there were 442 Murdos identified in Scotland.[6] Most definitions of mountains in the British Isles consider peaks with a prominence between 30–150 metres (98–492 ft) as being "tops", and not mountains. 203 of the 442 Murdos exceed this 150 metres (492 ft) prominence threshold, and thus are marilyns.[6] 54 of the 442 Murdos exceed the P600 prominence threshold of 600 metres (1,969 ft) to be a "major" mountain.[6]
When Dawson created the Murdos in 1995 he said "all Munros are Murdos", and listed Maoile Lunndaidh, a Munro, with a prominence of 400 metres (1,312 ft).[2] Surveys in 2014, showed Maoile Lunndaidh was lower than Creag Toll a' Choin,[7] and its prominence was 11 metres (36 ft); databases of Murdos (e.g. the DoBIH), no longer list Maoile Lunndaidh as a Murdo (its prominence went to Creag Toll a' Choin), and thus not all Munros are Murdos.[8][lower-alpha 2]