Carn Dearg
4 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP, Simm and Murdo — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 1034 m · 3,392 ft
- Prominence
- 158 m
- Grid reference
- NN 50419 76435
- Coordinates
- 56.85524, -4.45469
- County / area
- Highland
- OS Landranger
- 42
- OS Explorer
- OL50 393
- Summit feature
- outcrop 2m E of cairn
- Key col
- NN490759 (876 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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Computed astronomically for 56.855, -4.455. 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 outcrop 2m E of cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level
- Record revised
- 28-Oct-01
- Drop measured from
- NN490759 · 876 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Diollaid a' Chairn | 925 m | 1.8 km |
| Sgor Iutharn | 1028 m | 2.5 km |
| Beinn a' Chlachair | 1087.8 m | 3.7 km |
| Geal-charn | 1132 m | 3.9 km |
| Ben Alder | 1148 m | 4.7 km |
| Geal Charn | 1049.7 m | 4.7 km |