Scotland · Cairngorms National Park

Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn Liath

MunroMarilynHuMPSimmMurdo

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
975.8 m · 3,201 ft
Prominence
207.1 m
Grid reference
NN 93608 69822
Coordinates
56.80777, -3.74409
County / area
Perth and Kinross
OS Landranger
43
OS Explorer
OL51E 394E
Summit feature
large cairn
Key col
NN 9384 7145 (768.7 m)

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

Sunrise
Sunset
Daylight
Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 56.808, -3.744. 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

cairn base is 80cm higher than trig point flush bracket.

The recorded summit point is large cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Abney level/Leica RX1250
Record revised
05-Feb-23
Drop measured from
NN 9384 7145 · 768.7 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
Beinn a' Ghlo - Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain 1070 m 2.7 km
Airgiod Bheinn 1061.7 m 3.4 km
Beinn a' Ghlo - Carn nan Gabhar 1121.9 m 4.9 km
Ben Vuirich 903.1 m 6.1 km
Carn a' Chlamain 963.5 m 6.3 km
Ben Vrackie 842.2 m 6.7 km