Ben Nevis

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Ben Nevis is the tallest mountain in the British Isles, located near Fort William in the Scottish Highlands and popular for hiking and climbing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
natural geographic feature
tourist attraction
averageSummitTemperature below 0 °C in winter
climate maritime
country United Kingdom
difficulty challenging
elevation 1345 m
4413 ft
firstAscent 1771
firstAscentBy James Robertson
GaelicName Ben Nevis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Beinn Nibheis
geologicalType collapsed ancient volcano
gridReferenceUK NN166712
hasActivity fell running
hasListing Furth
Marilyn
Munro
hasRockType granite
volcanic rock
hasRoute Carn Mor Dearg Arete
Mountain Track
Pony Track
hasSummitFeature ruined observatory
shelter
trig point
highestPointOf British Isles
Scotland
hostsEvent Ben Nevis Race
locatedIn Scotland
Scottish Highlands
United Kingdom
locatedNear Fort William
managedBy John Muir Trust
mountainRange Scottish Highlands
surface form: Grampian Mountains
nameLanguage Scottish Gaelic
nearestTown Fort William
partOf Scottish Highlands
surface form: Grampian Mountains

Lochaber
popularFor hiking
ice climbing
mountaineering
rock climbing
prominence 1345 m
snowCover often present from autumn to late spring
topographicMap OS Explorer 392
OS Landranger 41
translation mountain with its head in the clouds
venomous mountain

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ben Nevis GaelicName Ben Nevis self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Beinn Nibheis
Carn Mor Dearg Arete connects Ben Nevis
Highland council area contains Ben Nevis
Lochaber contains Ben Nevis
OS Landranger 41 coversArea Ben Nevis
Scottish mainland hasFeature Ben Nevis
Scotland highestMountain Ben Nevis
British Isles highestPoint Ben Nevis
Great Britain highestPoint Ben Nevis
Lochaber highestPoint Ben Nevis
United Kingdom highestPoint Ben Nevis
Pony Track leadsTo Ben Nevis
this entity surface form: summit of Ben Nevis
Pony Track locatedIn Ben Nevis
Fort William locatedNear Ben Nevis
Ben Nevis Race location Ben Nevis
this entity surface form: North Face of Ben Nevis