Tour Scotland photograph of Loch Etchachan, a small high level loch in the Cairngorms, to the northeast of Ben Macdui, Scotland. Directly north of the loch and lying 664 feet lower lies Loch A'an and the imposing peak of Cairn Gorm. To the north east lies Beinn Mheadhoin, known for its broad and flat summit. To west, rising vertically lies the plateau of Carn Etchachan which constitute the lower slopes of Ben Macdui rising to a peak south of the loch, the second highest mountain in the UK. To the east, the loch flows into Little Loch Etchahan, which outflows through the gap made up of Creagan a' Choire Etchachan in the south and Stobb Coire Etchachan in the north, into what will become the Derry Burn turning southwards becoming the Lui Water before eventually flowing into the River Dee.
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