Beinn a' Chlachair
4 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP, Simm and Murdo — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 1087.8 m · 3,569 ft
- Prominence
- 540 m
- Grid reference
- NN 47126 78147
- Coordinates
- 56.86953, -4.50967
- County / area
- Highland
- OS Landranger
- 42
- OS Explorer
- OL50 393
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN477771 (548 m)
About Beinn a' Chlachair
Beinn a' Chlachair rises south of Loch Laggan, near the small settlement of Kinloch Laggan, in the Grampians. It is the highest of a group of three Munros.
The top is a broad plateau, but three of the mountain's sides are steep, and a corrie bites into the northern face.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn a' Chlachair (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 56.870, -4.510. 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 cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 29-Mar-23
- Drop measured from
- NN477771 · 548 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diollaid a' Chairn | 925 m | 2.9 km |
| Geal-charn | 1132 m | 3.5 km |
| Carn Dearg | 1034 m | 3.7 km |
| Creag Pitridh | 924.5 m | 3.7 km |
| Aonach Beag | 1115.8 m | 4.2 km |
| Sgor Iutharn | 1028 m | 4.2 km |