Mountains of Glen Coe, Kinlochewe and Knoydart - Camillo Berenos Landscape Photography

Glen Coe is home to some of the most spectacular scenery of the Scottish Highlands, and it’s not surprisingly that it features high on the list of everyone visiting Scotland. As such it is also heavily photographed, and some speak of the region with disdain. The truth is that there’s much beauty to be found, and away from the roads and laybys, there’s a lot of room for exploration and potential to be amazed. In this gallery you can find photographs of famed locations such as the Buachaille Etive Mor, the Aonach Eagach and Beinn a’ Chrulaiste, but I have also included some less frequented mountains in the Mamores. Photographs of the mountains in and near Knoydart, a peninsula in Lochaber and also known as “Britains last wilderness” can also be found in the gallery.

Pap of Glen Coe at sunset
The Pap of Glen Coe (Sgorr na Ciche) with Sgorr Dhearg rising behind it at sunset

Stob Dearg
Stob Dearg (Buachaille Etive Mor) in glowing side light as the sun sets behind the Mamores

Last light on the Aonach Eagach
Last light on the snow-covered risge of the Aonach Eagach

Moonrise
A rising moon above Aonach Eagach

The boulder (Beinn a'Chrulaiste)
A boulder on Beinn a'Chrulaiste at sunrise with Stob Dearg (Buachaille Etive Mor) as backdrop.

Sgorr Dhearg
Sgorr Dhearg (Ballachulish, Glen Coe) at sunset from Sgorr nam Fiannaidh (Aonach Eagach)

Overlooking the A82 towards Glen Coe
The steep slopes of the Buachaille Etive Beag and Bidean nam Bian from Beinn a'Chrulaiste.

The ridge of Buachaille Etive Beag
View from the Buachaille Etive Beag after some recent snow in early spring. The Bidean Nam Bian (aka the Three Sisters) can be seen on the right.

Bidean nam Bian
The impressively shaped Bidean nam Bian massif in winter.

Not alone, tracks on Beinn a'Chrulaiste
Tracks left behind by a mountan hare in the snow on Beinn a'Chrulaiste serve as a great lead in towards the Buachaille Etive Mor

Garbh Chioch Mhor
An old dyke running up the ridge of Garbh Chioch Mhor while an inversion rolls over its summit

A new day, the view from Beinn a'Chrulaiste at sunrise
A winter sunrise from Beinn a'Chrulaiste. Creise and Meall a'Bhuiridh can be seen in a nice dusting of snow.

Blue and white world, Beinn a'Chrulaiste
The skyline south-west of the A82 road to Glencoe in the subtle early morning winter light.

The flow
An inversion rolling over a saddle in between two hills at dawn

Blue Stob Dubh
The ridge of Buachaille Etive Beag with the Munro summit of Stob Dubh at the far end

Twilight
Sgurr Eilde Mor with Coire an Lochain below its steep scree slopes at dawn

Buachaille Etive Mor at dawn
The view from Beinn a'Chrulaiste over the mighty Buachaille Etive Mor. The river Coupal can be seen meandering through the valley.

Gatekeepers of the Moor
A rising moon above the vast landscape of Rannoch Moor.

Stob Dearg (Buachaille Etive Mor)
Stob Dearg (Buachaille Etive Mor) seen from Beinn a'Chrulaiste at dawn. The ridges of Buachaille Etive Beag and Bidean nam Bian can also be seen on the right.

Red Sgurr Eilde Mor
Sgurr Eilde Mor partially turning red by the setting sun

The ridge
The view over the dramatic ridge of the Buachaille Etive Mor from the snow-covered Buachaille Etive beag

Knoydart peninsula
The River Carnach meandering at the base of the Knoydart hills

The strait
Inversion funneled through a narrow depression in between two hills

Cloud tentacles
The steep slopes of one of the Glen Dessary hills while an inversion descends off its ridge

The great herdsman of Etive at twilight
Looking down from Beinn a'Chrulaiste over the A82 with the Buachaille Etive Mor rising steeply above.

The Mamores
The snow-covered meandering ridge of the Mamore range

Wintry Ben
A snow-capped Ben Nevis just before sunrise

Snowdrift in the Scottish Highlands, Beinn a'Chrulaiste
Snowdrift on Beinn a'Chrulaiste with the Buachaille Etive Mor seen in the distance.

Mamore blues
The snow-covered summit of Ben Nevis towering high above the Mamore range at dawn

Garbh Chioch Mhor sunrise
Muted colours above Garbh Chioch Mhor at sunrise

Ring of Steal
The Ring of Steall in soft late afternoon light from Binnein Mor

Luinne Bheinn
A band of clouds slowly moving past Luinne Bheinn

Fortress
Stob Dearg sidelit by the early morning light

Last light on Bidean
Last light on a snow-covered Stob Coire nan Lochan (Bidean nam Bian)

Sculpted
Snow-covered rock formations on Sgorr nam Fiannaidh, Aonach Eagach.

Ben Nevis
Pink sky above Ben Nevis at dawn.

Glen Dessary hills
Garbh Chioch Mhor and Sgurr na Ciche on a hazy summer afternoon

Buachaille Etive Mor
Stob Dearg (Buachaille Etive Mor) at dawn.

Loch Nevis sunset
Loch Nevis separating North Morar and the rough bounds of Knoydart at sunset

Solo wild camping
A tent pitched in the Mamores, Scotland, with the mountain massifs of Glen Coe in the background

Sgurr a' Mhaim
Sgurr a' Mhaim behind An Garbhanach and Stob Choire a' Chairn

Remnants
A few snow-covered plants on the summit of Sgorr nam Fiannaidh with the Mamores and Ben Nevis as backdrop

Primordial Sgurr Mor
Sgurr Mor standing high above the inversion covering Loch Quoich

Binnein Beag
Binnein Beag, a mountain in the Mamores, at dusk

Sgor Eilde Beag
Sgurr Eilde Mor and Sgorr Eilde Beag sidelit by the setting sun

Snowdrift on Sgorr nam Fiannaidh
The snowy ridge of the Aonach Eagach stretching out from Sgorr nam Fiannaidh

Pink Ben
A wintry Ben Nevis standing high above the Mamores at sunset

Sgurr Mor
Sgurr Mor almost encapsulated by clouds and an inversion

A new day in Knoydart
Overlooking the rugged mountains of the Knoydart peninsula at dawn

Blue Knoydart
A band of low hanging clouds entering the rough bounds of Knoydart at dawn

Eastern Mamores
Sgurr Eilde Mor and Binnein Beag on the left in soft autumn evening light

Separated
An extensive inversion covering Loch Quoich at dawn

The ridge
Moonrise above the impressively shaped Aonach Eagach

Awaiting dawn
The wilderness of North Morar and Knoydart at dawn

Na Gruagaichean
Na Gruagaichean from Binnein Mor, Eastern Mamores.

Buachaille Etive Beag and Bidean nam Bian
The summits of Buachaille Etive Beag and Bidean nam Bian covered in snow.

Mamores blues
Clouds above Sgurr Eilde Mor, a scree cone and Munro in the Mamores, at dawn

Grey Corries
Wide view over Binnein Beag from Binnein Mor with the Gery Corries as backdrop

View from the ridge of the Buachaille Etive Mor
Panorama taken from the ridge, with a view towards Stob Dearg and beyond.

Above the mist
Seemingly endless mountain ridges piercig through the inversion

Aonach Eagach
Late afternoon sidelight on the craggy ridge of the Aonach Eagach in winter

Highland cotton wool
A large bank of clouds above Loch Cuaich

Misty mountain tops
A series of parallel mountain ridges while an inversion lingers at their lower slopes.

A wintry Buachaille Etive Mor at sunrise
The Buachaille Etive mor must be one of the most photographed mountains in Scotland, and it's easy to see why. It looks every bit as impressive from higher up as it does from the most frequented photo locations at the River Coupal.

Buachaille Etive Beag
View from the Buachaille Etive Beag in early spring. The Bidean Nam Bian (aka the Three Sisters) can be seen on the right while och Etive can be seen in the distance. I got caught in some heavy hail storms while walking on the ridge, which, as I was the only person on the mountain, made me slightly uncomfortamble from time to time.