Beinn Bhreac
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
- 680.8 m · 2,234 ft
- Prominence
- 530 m
- Grid reference
- NN 32156 00063
- Coordinates
- 56.16364, -4.70456
- County / area
- Argyll and Bute
- Region
- Loch Long to Loch Lomond
- OS Landranger
- 56
- OS Explorer
- OL39S 364S
- Summit feature
- rock within 1m of trig point
- Key col
- NN275001 (151 m)
About Beinn Bhreac
Rising straight from the western shore of Loch Lomond near Tarbet, this Beinn Bhreac takes the form of a rough ridge rather than a single cone. It belongs to the Luss Hills, a southern subrange of the Grampians, and sits in Argyll and Bute within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Bhreac (Arrochar) (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.
In defined Camping Management Zones (roughly 1 March – 30 September) camping requires a permit or use of a designated site, despite the general Scottish access right. Zones cover parts of east Loch Lomond, Trossachs lochshores and other honeypot areas.
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 56.164, -4.705. 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 within 1m of trig point. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 25-Feb-20
- Drop measured from
- NN275001 · 151 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tullich Hill | 633.1 m | 2.8 km |
| Mid Hill | 656.9 m | 3.8 km |
| Doune Hill | 734.5 m | 4.3 km |
| Ben Lomond | 973.7 m | 5.3 km |
| Beinn Eich | 701.5 m | 5.7 km |
| Cruach an t-Sidhein | 683.6 m | 5.8 km |