Beinn Mheadhoin
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
- 739 m · 2,425 ft
- Prominence
- 568 m
- Grid reference
- NM 79914 51438
- Coordinates
- 56.60307, -5.58735
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Morvern and Kingairloch
- OS Landranger
- 49
- OS Explorer
- 383E
- Summit feature
- large cairn
- Key col
- NM785553 (171 m)
About Beinn Mheadhoin
Beinn Mheadhoin rises in the Morvern district of Lochaber, a Northwest Highlands peak of several ridges with a well-defined summit. The settlement of Glensanda lies close by, and a large granite quarry has cut into the southern slopes. At 739 m it is a Graham and Marilyn.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Mheadhoin (Morvern) (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 56.603, -5.587. 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
large cairn is 4m NW of trig point.
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
- obvious summit
- Record revised
- 28-Oct-01
- Drop measured from
- NM785553 · 171 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 na Cille | 652 m | 6.1 km |
| Fuar Bheinn | 766 m | 7.3 km |
| Creach Bheinn | 853 m | 9.4 km |
| Beinn Resipol | 845 m | 14.4 km |
| Garbh Bheinn | 885 m | 15 km |
| Sgurr nan Cnamh | 701.8 m | 15.5 km |