Scotland

Beinn Resipol

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Beinn Resipol, 845 m, Highland
Beinn Resipol, 845 m, Highland. Photo by Andrew Dann, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
845 m · 2,772 ft
Grid reference
NM 76647 65454
Coordinates
56.72719, -5.65261
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
40
OS Explorer
390E
Summit feature
large cairn by destroyed trig point
Key col
NM837664 (343 m)

About Beinn Resipol

Beinn Resipol rises between Loch Sunart and Loch Shiel in the Ardnamurchan area of Lochaber. At 845 metres it is the most westerly of Scotland's large peaks.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Resipol (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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Daylight
Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 56.727, -5.653. 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

cairn is 8m WNW of trig point; other features on ridge are all lower.

The recorded summit point is large cairn by destroyed trig point. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Abney level
Record revised
02-Feb-13
Drop measured from
NM837664 · 343 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
Beinn Gaire 666.1 m 9.5 km
Sgurr nan Cnamh 701.8 m 12 km
Sgurr na Ba Glaise 874.1 m 12.3 km
Rois-Bheinn 882.4 m 12.4 km
Sgurr Dhomhnuill 888.4 m 12.5 km
Fuar Bheinn 766 m 12.6 km