Binnein an Fhidhleir, is one of the

Arrochar Alps The Arrochar Alps are a group of mountains located around the heads of Loch Long, Loch Fyne, and Loch Goil. They are part of the Grampian mountains range, which stretch across Scotland. The villages of Arrochar, Argyll and Bute, Arrochar and Lo ...

, a mountain in

Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute (; , ) is one of 32 unitary authority, unitary council areas of Scotland, council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod ...

, western

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. Located in the

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park () is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and the hills and glens of the Trossachs, along with several other ranges of hills. It was the first of the national parks of Scotland, two nati ...

. Located above the

Butter Bridge Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 81% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condiment, ...

, on the north side the

A83 road The A83 is a major road in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland, running from Tarbet, on the western shore of Loch Lomond, where it splits from the A82, to Campbeltown at the southern end of the Kintyre peninsula. The road is best known fo ...

, facing Beinn an Lochain to the south. The mountain has several tops, including; Creag Bhrosgan ; Stob Coire Creagach, which replaced Binnein an Fhidhleir as the Marilyn in April 2006, at . One without any name at all at . Binnein an Fhidhleir itself, further to the west at . Although Stob Coire Creagach is the highest summit, the name Binnein an Fhidhleir is generally used for the whole mountain. The shortest route of ascent is directly up the hillside above Butter Bridge, where there is a carpark. A number of small crags must be avoided, and the route is steep and unrelenting. Alternatively, the mountain can be ascended from further up

Glen Kinglas Glen Kinglas is a glen located on the Cowal, Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, west of Scotland. The glen is one of the main glens in the Arrochar Alps, the A83 road from Arrochar, Argyll, Arrochar and Loch Lomond passes through the glen. At ...

by way of Binnein an Fhidhleir's northern ridge: although longer this route is considerably less steep.

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Marilyns of Scotland Corbetts Mountains and hills of the Southern Highlands Mountains and hills of Argyll and Bute {{Argyll-geo-stub