Carn an Tionail
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
- 758.5 m · 2,489 ft
- Prominence
- 209 m
- Grid reference
- NC 39232 39024
- Coordinates
- 58.31036, -4.74574
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Durness to Loch Shin
- OS Landranger
- 16
- OS Explorer
- 447S
- Summit feature
- rock 40m NE of cairn
- Key col
- NC384391 (549 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
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 58.310, -4.746. 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
rock is 30cm above cairn base (NC 39210 38996); rocks 75m NE of cairn at NC 39243 39064 are 30cm lower.
The recorded summit point is rock 40m NE 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
- 05-Sep-16
- Drop measured from
- NC384391 · 549 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 Direach | 688.9 m | 1.7 km |
| Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill | 800.8 m | 3.5 km |
| Sabhal Beag | 730.4 m | 4.3 km |
| Ben Hee | 873 m | 6.1 km |
| Meall Horn | 776.7 m | 7.1 km |
| Meall an Fheur Loch | 613 m | 8.5 km |