Carn Glas-choire
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
- 659.4 m · 2,163 ft
- Prominence
- 251 m
- Grid reference
- NH 89151 29153
- Coordinates
- 57.33944, -3.84328
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Inverness to Strathspey
- OS Landranger
- 35 36
- OS Explorer
- OL60 418
- Summit feature
- cairn and ground to 5m E
- Key col
- NH830260 (408 m)
About Carn Glas-choire
Càrn Glas-choire stands on the north-western edge of the Cairngorms National Park, north of Carrbridge in Highland. It carries a prominence of around 250 m, which secures it a place on both the Graham and Marilyn lists.
It also has a county distinction: this is the highest ground in the old County of Nairn, making it a target for walkers working through historic county tops as well as those ticking Grahams.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Càrn Glas-choire (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
- Sunrise
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- Sunset
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- Daylight
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 57.339, -3.843. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (659 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
trig point base(5m N) is 15cm lower than base of cairn.
The recorded summit point is cairn and ground to 5m E. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 29-Mar-23
- Drop measured from
- NH830260 · 408 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
3 places 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).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrbridge Kitchen | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Pass | 6.3 km · SE |
| Murdochs Bar & Restaurant | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Pass | 6.3 km · SE |
| JP at the Strathdearn | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Improvement required | 8.8 km · W |
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
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Carn nan Tri-tighearnan | 614.8 m | 12 km |
| Carn na h-Easgainn | 617.2 m | 15 km |
| Geal-charn Mor | 824 m | 17.7 km |
| Meall a' Bhuachaille | 810 m | 20.2 km |
| Creagan a' Chaise | 722.1 m | 21.8 km |
| Carn a' Ghille Chearr | 710.2 m | 24.7 km |