Beinn Odhar 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
- 883.3 m · 2,898 ft
- Prominence
- 775 m
- Grid reference
- NM 84658 77861
- Coordinates
- 56.84220, -5.53239
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Moidart and Ardnamurchan
- OS Landranger
- 40
- OS Explorer
- 391
- Summit feature
- small cairn
- Key col
- NM859812 (108 m)
About Beinn Odhar Bheag
Beinn Odhar Bheag stands south of Glenfinnan in Moidart, Lochaber, rising directly above the western shore of Loch Shiel. It shares the title of highest point in Moidart with Rois-bheinn, the two summits being of equal elevation.
The going is rough: bogs are common on the lower slopes and there are few paths to the top. Recorded here at 883.3 m, it is a Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Odhar 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 56.842, -5.532. 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
The recorded summit point is small cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 22-Feb-20
- Drop measured from
- NM859812 · 108 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 Mhic Cedidh | 783 m | 2 km |
| Croit Bheinn | 664.5 m | 3.6 km |
| Sgurr Ghiubhsachain | 849 m | 4 km |
| Sgorr Craobh a' Chaorainn | 775 m | 5.3 km |
| Druim Tarsuinn | 770 m | 5.8 km |
| Glas-charn | 633.3 m | 5.9 km |