Scotland

An Stac

CorbettMarilynHuMPSimm

3 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP and Simm — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.

An Stac, 814 m, Highland
An Stac, 814 m, Highland. Photo by Tony Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
814 m · 2,671 ft
Grid reference
NM 76315 79279
Coordinates
56.85098, -5.67012
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
40
OS Explorer
390E 398W
Summit feature
outcrop 25m ENE of cairn
Key col
NM761785 (559 m)

About An Stac

An Stac is a steep-sided cone on the shore of Loch Ailort, on the west coast of Lochaber. At 814 metres it is a Corbett, and it is normally taken together with its higher neighbour Rois-bheinn. The hamlet of Lochailort is the nearest settlement.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on An Stac (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

Yes Right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water.

Yes Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act.

General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland · check another location.

Daylight at this summit today

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Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 56.851, -5.670. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

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Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

Finding the summit

Surveyor's note

outcrop is higher than base of cairn and all surrounding rocks.

The recorded summit point is outcrop 25m ENE of cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Abney level
Record revised
26-Sep-20
Drop measured from
NM761785 · 559 m

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Rois-Bheinn 882.4 m 1.6 km
Sgurr na Ba Glaise 874.1 m 1.7 km
Beinn Gaire 666.1 m 4.7 km
Croit Bheinn 664.5 m 5.1 km
Beinn Mhic Cedidh 783 m 6.5 km
Sithean Mor 601.5 m 8 km