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Coire an t-Sneachda is a glacial cirque or corrie landform in the Cairngorm or Am Monadh Ruadh mountain range in the Grampian Mountains of the Scottish Highlands.The summits of Cairn Lochan and Stob Coire an t-Sneachda lie above Coire an t-Sneachda's headwall.The Gaelic Coire an t-Sneachda roughly translates to the English language as "Corrie of the Snow".Location and accessCoire an t-Sneachda is located in Invernesshire, Northern Scotland. The nearest major town is Aviemore. The nearest road access point is the Cairn Gorm ski centre, which is located approximately away (approx. 45–60 minutes walking, in fair conditions).Geology and wildlifeThe country rock is the Caledonian granite of the Cairngorm batholith which gives rise to the high plateau from which the corrie was eroded. The last glacier occupied this corrie or cirque approximately 10,000 to 11,000 years before present during the Younger Dryas stadial. This cold period, which is also known as the Loch Lomond stadial, was the last mini ice-age that brought glaciers and tundra conditions to the Scottish Highlands.