Glas Maol


Glas Maol prominence 194m, is the highest point in the Mounth hills, in the southeastern part of the Highlands of Scotland. The broad, flat summit is divided between the council area of Aberdeenshire, Angus and Perth and Kinross, though the highest point lies wholly within Angus; indeed Glas Maol is the highest point in that council area.
Glas Maol is both a Munro and a Marilyn
The western slopes of Glas Maol form part of the Glenshee Ski Centre ski area. The most common route of ascent goes through the slopes, starting from the highest point of the A93 road, the Cairnwell pass. This is the highest public road in Scotland; hence only around 400 m of ascent is involved.
Glas Maol is often climbed in conjunction with Creag Leacach to the south or Cairn of Claise to the north. The broad ridge linking these peaks is topped by a Dry-stone dyke, which approximately corresponds to the border of the Angus council area.
Glas Maol has a MaQuaCo-line that is shaped like a rabbit with its head, containing the Munro summit Carn an Tuirc p64m, facing westwards, the Munro summit of Cairn of Claise in its chest, Glas Maol summit itself being above the hindquarters and rear legs and a long tail down the ridge of the Munro Creag Leacach 988.2m p70.7m,that extends SSW from Glas Maol. Also, within this Maquaco-line is the HuMP Munro summit Cairn of Claise 1064m, p119m.
Having one subsidiary HuMP summit within its Maquaco-line makes Glas Maol a Dromedary Marilyn
The area within this Maquaco-line thus contains four SIMM's and all of those SIMMs are also Munro summits.