Ben Nevis is a Munro of 1,344.5 m in Highland. It is the highest summit in Scotland.
Its key col is at sea level, so all 1,344.5 m of its height counts as drop. Of all the Munros, it is the highest. In the database's Fort William to Loch Treig & Loch Leven region it is the highest of 30 register hills, above Aonach Beag (Highland, NN197715) and 28 others. It overtops all four of its nearest neighbours; the tallest of them, Aonach Beag (Highland, NN197715), reaches 1,234.2 m. It is 478.8 m above the average height of the 427 register hills in Highland. Its other name is Beinn Nibheis. The summit is marked by a trig point.
