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Carn Dearg Mor

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Carn Dearg Mor, 857 m, Highland
Carn Dearg Mor, 857 m, Highland. Photo by Jim Barton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Height
857.4 m · 2,813 ft
Grid reference
NN 82326 91178
Coordinates
56.99679, -3.93866
County / area
Highland
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.

Get food nearby

One place to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).

Rated places to eat within 10 km of Carn Dearg Mor
PlaceTypeRatingDistance
Glenfeshie LodgeHotel/bed & breakfast/guest houseAwaiting inspection2.9 km · NE

Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.

Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.

Nearest listed peaks

PeakHeightDistance
Meallach Mhor769 m4.7 km
Leathad an Taobhain911.7 m5.4 km
Mullach Clach a' Bhlair1019 m6.1 km
Meall Dubhag997.4 m7.2 km
Carn Ban Mor1050.5 m9.2 km
Beinn Bhreac912.4 m10.1 km