Aonach Shasuinn
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.
- Height
- 888 m · 2,913 ft
- Prominence
- 237 m
- Grid reference
- NH 17331 18013
- Coordinates
- 57.21640, -5.02675
- County / area
- Highland
- OS Landranger
- 34
- OS Explorer
- 415
- Summit feature
- small embedded blade of rock
- Key col
- NH158181 (651 m)
About Aonach Shasuinn
Aonach Shasuinn takes the form of a steep-sided ridge on the southern flank of Glen Affric, in the old county of Inverness-shire within the Northwest Highlands.
Approaches come either from Glen Affric itself or from Glen Moriston to the south. Cannich is the closest village. The 888 m summit is listed as a Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Aonach Shasuinn (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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Computed astronomically for 57.216, -5.027. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (888 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
higher than nearby small cairns and wind shelter.
The recorded summit point is small embedded blade of rock. 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
- 10-Nov-12
- Drop measured from
- NH158181 · 651 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
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tigh Mor na Seilge | 927.4 m | 3.6 km |
| Carn a' Choire Ghairbh | 862.5 m | 3.7 km |
| Carn na Coire Mheadhoin | 997.9 m | 4.4 km |
| Sail Chaorainn | 999.2 m | 4.8 km |
| Sgurr nan Conbhairean | 1109 m | 6 km |
| Creag a' Chaorainn | 997 m | 6 km |