 The mountain stands on the border of the Moray and Aberdeenshire council areas.The hill's name used to be spelt as Beinn a' Chaoruinn, but the spelling of the word "caorunn" (in genitive case here) was altered to "caorann" by the Gaelic Orthographic Convention's attempts to standardise spelling.The mountain is a pointed hill, however it is not particularly conspicuous in views being overshadowed by the more imposing and impressive peaks of the Cairngorms which stand nearby.