Ben Rinnes

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Ben Rinnes
Elevation	841 m (2759 ft)
Location	Moray, Scotland
Prominence	512 m
Topo map	Ordnance Survey Landranger 28
OS grid reference	NJ255354
Listing	Corbett, Marilyn
Translation	Promontory hill (Gaelic)
Pronunciation	[bɛn ɹɪnəs]

Ben Rinnes (simply known as "The Ben" by locals) is a mountain in the region of Moray, Scotland. The mountain is popular with hikers with the sight from the summit that is described as truly amazing. At the summit you can see 8 counties (Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, Moray, Nairnshire, Inverness-shire, Ross and Cromarty, Sutherland, and Caithness) and on a clear day even the Moray coast. Another draw for the hiker are the waterfalls from the many rivers that flow down the mountain such as Linn of Ruthie.

The mountain is 20 km² in total and is located 15 km southwest of Keith. The mountain has many paths and can be easily accessed from the nearby car park. The Friends of Ben Rinnes program has been working on the paths to make it more accessible to the public and has been rather successful.