Beinn Dearg Bheag
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
- 820 m · 2,690 ft
- Prominence
- 225 m
- Grid reference
- NH 01998 81123
- Coordinates
- 57.77598, -5.33143
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Loch Maree to Loch Broom
- OS Landranger
- 19
- OS Explorer
- 435N
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NH023802 (595 m)
About Beinn Dearg Bheag
Beinn Dearg Bheag lies deep in the Dundonnell and Fisherfield Forest country of Wester Ross, far from any road or settlement. That remoteness shapes any visit: walkers frequently camp out or use the nearby bothy.
It is usually combined with the neighbouring Corbett Beinn Dearg Mor. The summit stands at 820 metres.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Dearg Bheag (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 57.776, -5.331. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (820 m)…
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
- Record revised
- 10-Mar-07
- Drop measured from
- NH023802 · 595 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 Dearg Mor | 906.3 m | 1.7 km |
| Sgurr Creag an Eich | 1016.4 m | 4.5 km |
| Beinn a' Chaisgein Mor | 856 m | 4.5 km |
| Corrag Bhuidhe | 1047.2 m | 5 km |
| Lord Berkeley's Seat | 1031.5 m | 5 km |
| An Teallach - Sgurr Fiona | 1058.7 m | 5.1 km |