Английская Википедия:Cairnwell Pass
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The Cairnwell Pass (Шаблон:Lang-gd) is a mountain pass on the A93 road between Glen Shee, Perthshire, and Braemar, Aberdeenshire, in the Scottish Highlands. The border between the two counties crosses the summit of the pass. With a summit altitude of Шаблон:Convert, the Cairnwell Pass is the highest main road in the United Kingdom, and at the summit is the Glenshee Ski Centre, Scotland's largest and oldest ski centre.[1] Historically, the pass was a drover's route from the Lowlands to the Highlands. The road is often blocked by snow in the winter, with snow gates at Braemar, at the summit (south of the Ski Centre), and at the Spittal of Glenshee.
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Climate
Cairnwell Pass has tundra climate (Köppen ET). Шаблон:Weather box
See also
References
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- ↑ Taylor and Skinner, "Survey and Maps of the Roads of North Britain or Scotland", 1776, Pl. 26
- ↑ A. Graham, "The Military Road from Braemar to the Spital of Glen Shee", Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Volume 97, 1963-4
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