Beinn a' Chaolais
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
- 735.2 m · 2,412 ft
- Prominence
- 361.1 m
- Grid reference
- NR 48895 73444
- Coordinates
- 55.88851, -6.01739
- County / area
- Argyll and Bute
- OS Landranger
- 60 61
- OS Explorer
- 355S
- Summit feature
- rock by cairn/shelter
- Key col
- NR 4954 7406 (374.1 m)
About Beinn a' Chaolais
Beinn a' Chaolais is the lowest of the three Paps of Jura, on the island of Jura. Its Gaelic name means mountain of the sound or strait. Given at 733 m in some sources and 735.2 m here, it carries over 300 m of relative height and so qualifies as a Graham.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn a' Chaolais (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 55.889, -6.017. 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
The recorded summit point is rock by cairn/shelter. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 05-Jun-21
- Drop measured from
- NR 4954 7406 · 374.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beinn an Oir | 785 m | 1.8 km |
| Beinn Shiantaidh | 757.2 m | 2.8 km |