Scotland

Beinn na Gucaig

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Beinn na Gucaig, 616 m, Highland
Beinn na Gucaig, 616 m, Highland. Photo by Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
616 m · 2,021 ft
Grid reference
NN 06295 65325
Coordinates
56.73928, -5.16877
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
41
OS Explorer
384 392
Summit feature
ground 3m E of trig point
Key col
NN079652 (165 m)

About Beinn na Gucaig

Beinn na Gucaig rises south of Fort William in Lochaber, part of the Grampian Mountains. It occupies much of the eastern shore of Loch Linnhe, and the summit gives a fine view across to Ben Nevis.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn na Gucaig (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

Computed astronomically for 56.739, -5.169. 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

Surveyor's note

ground 6m E of trig point is as high.

The recorded summit point is ground 3m E of trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
KR 2x Hand Level
Record revised
28-Oct-01
Drop measured from
NN079652 · 165 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

PeakHeightDistance
Tom Meadhoin 621.8 m 4 km
Mam na Gualainn 796.5 m 5.9 km
Mullach nan Coirean 939.3 m 6 km
Mullach nan Coirean SE Top 917.5 m 6.8 km
Mullach nan Coirean East Top 916.6 m 7.4 km
Druim na Sgriodain 734.6 m 8.4 km