The Cairngorms are a range of mountains, among the highest in Scotland, in the eastern Highlands of Scotland including the mountain Cairn Gorm. The Cairngorms became part of Scotland’s second national park (the Cairngorms National Park) on 1 September 2003. The Cairngorms consists of high plateaux at about 1,000–1,200 m (3,300–3,900 ft) above sea level, above which domed summits (the eroded stumps of once much higher mountains) rise to around 1,300 m (4,300 ft).
