Broad Cairn grid reference
Broad Cairn is a 997 m (3,271 ft) summit in Braemar to Montrose, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Scotland, listed as a Munro. Its summit grid reference is NO 24056 81568. The nearest postcode is DD8 4RD, 6.9 km away in the DD8 district.
Grid reference
NO 240 815
- 6-figure
- NO 240 815
- 8-figure
- NO 2405 8156
- 10-figure
- NO 24056 81568
- Lat/long
- 56.919173, -3.249074
- Lat/long (DMS)
- 56° 55′ 09.0″ N 003° 14′ 56.7″ W
- Eastings, northings
- 324056, 781568
- Height
- 997 m / 3,271 ft
- Lists
- Munros
Map of Broad Cairn
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Summit position and height from the Database of British and Irish Hills. Mountain weather changes fast: carry a map and compass, and in an emergency call 999, ask for the police and then mountain rescue, and read out your grid reference.
Nearby summits
- Cairn Bannoch1011 m · 2.0 km north-west
- Carn a' Choire Bhoidheach1110 m · 3.3 km north-west
- Tolmount958 m · 3.4 km south-west
- Tom Buidhe958 m · 3.9 km south-west
- Carn an t-Sagairt Mor1047 m · 4.2 km north-west
- Lochnagar (Cac Carn Beag)1156 m · 4.6 km north
- Cairn of Claise1063 m · 6.1 km south-west
- Conachcraig863 m · 6.3 km north-east
Nearest postcode
DD8 4RD is the closest postcode to the summit, 6.9 km away. See the DD8 postcode district for the surrounding area.