Monadhliath Mountains means "grey mountains". Running in a northeast to southwest direction, the mountains lie on the western side of Strathspey, to the west of the Cairngorms and to the south east of Loch Ness. The mountains are within the Highland council area, and the south and east fringes are within the Cairngorms National Park. The high point of the range is Càrn Dearg, at 945 m/3100ft, located 24 km south of Inverness.
Park in Newtonmore, Walk up Allt na Beinne, nav points up to Creag an Cairn, into Allt a Chaorainn back to car. Deep snow, strong westerlies, avalance risk on easterly slopes.
