2015
NN9497 : Late-lying snow patches, Braeriach
taken 10 years ago, near to Angel's Peak, The/Sgor an Lochain Uaine [hill or Mountain], Aberdeenshire, Great Britain
Late-lying snow patches, Braeriach
The corrie in the background is Garbh Coire Mor ('big rough corrie'), the site of the most persistent snow in the British Isles, which has been observed as melting entirely only in either the summer or autumn of the years 1933, 1959, 1996, 2003 and 2006.
The prevalence of westerly storms last winter, combined with a cold and snowy spring and a cool early summer, has led to more snow surviving into summer in the Scottish mountains in 2015 than has been typical in the last two or three decades.
The prevalence of westerly storms last winter, combined with a cold and snowy spring and a cool early summer, has led to more snow surviving into summer in the Scottish mountains in 2015 than has been typical in the last two or three decades.
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- Grid Square
- NN9497, 13 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Alan O'Dowd (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 21 July, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 27 July, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NN 942 977 [100m precision]
WGS84: 57:3.5170N 3:44.7437W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
- View Direction
- Southwest (about 225 degrees)