Carn Dearg Mor
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- Height
- 857.4 m · 2,813 ft
- Prominence
- 290 m
- Grid reference
- NN 82326 91178
- Coordinates
- 56.99679, -3.93866
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Glen Tromie to Glen Tilt
- OS Landranger
- 35 43
- OS Explorer
- OL56 402
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN 8223 8995 (567.4 m)
About Carn Dearg Mor
Carn Dearg Mor is a 857 m Grampian summit in the Badenoch and Strathspey district of Inverness-shire, east of Kingussie. The usual approach is from Glen Feshie to the east, and although the top itself is an unremarkable one, the outlook over the surrounding country is wide.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Càrn Dearg Mòr (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 56.997, -3.939. 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 cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 05-Feb-23
- Drop measured from
- NN 8223 8995 · 567.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meallach Mhor | 769 m | 4.7 km |
| Leathad an Taobhain | 911.7 m | 5.4 km |
| Mullach Clach a' Bhlair | 1019 m | 6.1 km |
| Meall Dubhag | 997.4 m | 7.2 km |
| Carn Ban Mor | 1050.5 m | 9.2 km |
| Beinn Bhreac | 912.4 m | 10.1 km |