Beinn Direach
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
- 688.9 m · 2,260 ft
- Prominence
- 152 m
- Grid reference
- NC 40620 38048
- Coordinates
- 58.30211, -4.72141
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Durness to Loch Shin
- OS Landranger
- 16
- OS Explorer
- 447S
- Summit feature
- embedded slabby rock 30m NNE of cairn
- Key col
- NC 40038 38550 (536.9 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
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- Daylight
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 58.302, -4.721. 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
cairn is at NC 40612 38017.
The recorded summit point is embedded slabby rock 30m NNE of 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 Disto D510/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 27-Feb-21
- Drop measured from
- NC 40038 38550 · 536.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carn an Tionail | 758.5 m | 1.7 km |
| Ben Hee | 873 m | 4.6 km |
| Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill | 800.8 m | 5 km |
| Sabhal Beag | 730.4 m | 5.9 km |
| Meall an Fheur Loch | 613 m | 8.3 km |
| Meall Horn | 776.7 m | 8.7 km |