Askival
4 classifications here — Trail 100, 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
- 812 m · 2,664 ft
- Prominence
- 812 m
- Grid reference
- NM 39316 95212
- Coordinates
- 56.97443, -6.29150
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Canna, Rhum and Eigg
- OS Landranger
- 39
- OS Explorer
- 397
- Summit feature
- pointed boulder close to trig point
About Askival
Askival is the high point of Rùm in the Inner Hebrides, rising about five kilometres south of Kinloch, the island's main settlement.
It forms part of the Rùm Cuillin, the rocky group of hills occupying the southern end of the island, and many walkers take it in as one stage of a full traverse of that ridge rather than as a single objective.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Askival (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 56.974, -6.292. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (812 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
boulder is c.1.5m NE of trig point.
The recorded summit point is pointed boulder close to trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit
- Record revised
- 28-Oct-01
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trollabhal | 702 m | 1.6 km |
| Ainshval | 781 m | 1.7 km |
| Sgurr nan Eag | 926.3 m | 25.1 km |
| Sgurr Dubh an Da Bheinn | 938.6 m | 25.9 km |
| Sgurr Sgumain | 947.9 m | 26 km |
| Sgurr Alasdair | 992 m | 26.1 km |