Blà Bheinn

{{Short description|Mountain on the Isle of Skye, Scotland}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Blà Bheinn

| other_name = Blaven

| photo = Below Loch Cill Chriosd - geograph.org.uk - 806622.jpg

| photo_caption = From the east

| elevation_m = 929

| elevation_ref = {{cite web |url=http://www.hill-bagging.co.uk/mountaindetails.php?qu=M&rf=1240 |title=Blà Bheinn (Blaven) |author= |year=2019 |publisher=Hill Bagging - the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills (DoBIH) |access-date=19 June 2019}}

| prominence_m = 862

| prominence_ref =
Ranked 19th in British Isles

| parent_peak = Sgurr Alasdair

| translation = blue mountain{{cn|date=September 2022}}

| language = Norse/Gaelic

| pronunciation = {{IPA|gd|ˈpl̪ˠaːveɲ|lang}}

| location = Skye, Scotland

| coordinates = {{coord|57|13|11.76|N|6|5|28.03|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| map = Scotland Isle of Skye

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location on Skye

| label_position = left

| listing = Munro, Marilyn

| range = Cuillin (outlier)

| grid_ref_UK = NG530217

| topo = OS Landranger 32

| type =

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route =

}}

Blà Bheinn or Blàbheinn,{{cite web|url=https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/placename/bla-bheinn-blaven/ |title=Bla Bheinn/Blaven |work=Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland}} also known as Blaven, is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is usually regarded as an outlier of the Black Cuillin range. It is a Munro with a height of {{convert|929|m}}. North of the summit is the ridge of Clach Glas, which leads to the peaks of Garbh-bheinn (808 m) and Sgùrr nan Each (720 m). It is mainly composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineers and scramblers.

The name {{lang|gd|Blà Bheinn}} is thought to mean "blue mountain", from a combination of Norse and Gaelic. Whereas {{lang|no|blå}} in Modern Norwegian means "blue", the Old Norse word {{lang|non|blá}} could, however, also refer to the colours blue-black and black.{{cn|date=September 2022}}

The normal route of ascent for walkers is from the east. A path leaves the B8083 on the shores of Loch Slapin about 4 km after the village of Torrin. The path follows a burn, the Allt na Dunachie, into the corrie of Coire Uaigneich. From here a short steep route along the ridge leads to the summit. A small amount of scrambling is needed to reach the true top of the mountain.{{cite book| title=The islands of Scotland including Skye| author=Fabian, D.J.| publisher=Scottish Mountaineering Trust| year=1989| isbn=0-907521-23-1}} Alternative routes follow the south ridge, or come from the north having traversed the Clach Glas ridge which links to the Red Cuillin peaks.

Blaven stands in the Strathaird Estate, owned and managed since 1994 by the John Muir Trust.

File:Blaven Phi1free.jpg|Blàbheinn from the east

File:Bla Bheinn upper east side lower left south side lower right west side.jpg|The mountain from three sides