Beinn Dearg Mor
4 classifications here — Trail 100, 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
- 906.3 m · 2,973 ft
- Prominence
- 564 m
- Grid reference
- NH 03220 79927
- Coordinates
- 57.76580, -5.30994
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Loch Maree to Loch Broom
- OS Landranger
- 19
- OS Explorer
- 435N 435S
- Summit feature
- rock on S side of large cairn
- Key col
- NH027784 (342 m)
About Beinn Dearg Mor
Deep in the Fisherfield Forest, near Dundonnell in the Northwest Highlands, Beinn Dearg Mòr rises to 906 m. Its position is what gives it weight: it and its smaller neighbour Beinn Dearg Bheag stand across Loch na Sealga (also written na Sheallag) from An Teallach, the Anvil.
The hill is a Corbett, and appears on the Trail 100 list as well as being a Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Dearg Mòr (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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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 57.766, -5.310. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (906 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
0.61m higher than spectacular summit 70m ESE at NH 03287 79908.
The recorded summit point is rock on S side of large cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica NA730/Leica 530
- Record revised
- 02-Oct-11
- Drop measured from
- NH027784 · 342 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.
Long-distance paths past this hill
One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Wrath Trail (Letterewe - Carnmore - Larachantivore) | 35 km | 1.6 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beinn Dearg Bheag | 820 m | 1.7 km |
| Beinn a' Chlaidheimh | 914 m | 3.7 km |
| Sgurr Creag an Eich | 1016.4 m | 4.5 km |
| Stob Cadha Gobhlach | 958.5 m | 4.5 km |
| Ruadh Stac Mor | 918.7 m | 4.5 km |
| Sail Liath | 952.4 m | 4.7 km |