Carn Mor
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
- 830 m · 2,723 ft
- Prominence
- 614 m
- Grid reference
- NM 90309 90933
- Coordinates
- 56.96201, -5.45073
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Mallaig to Fort William
- OS Landranger
- 33 40
- OS Explorer
- 398E
- Summit feature
- tiny cairn on outcrop 16m SSW of cairn
- Key col
- NM912930 (216 m)
About Carn Mor
Càrn Mòr stands on the edge of the Rough Bounds of Knoydart, in the Glen Dessary area roughly 26 kilometres from Fort William. Its 829 metres make it a Corbett, and a prominence of 613 metres also puts it on the Marilyn list — a substantial rise for a hill in this remote quarter of the Northwest Highlands.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Càrn 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 56.962, -5.451. 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 tiny cairn on outcrop 16m SSW of cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Abney level/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 11-Jul-23
- Drop measured from
- NM912930 · 216 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bidein a' Chabair | 867.5 m | 2.5 km |
| Sgurr nan Coireachan | 956.3 m | 2.9 km |
| An Stac | 717.8 m | 4.2 km |
| Sgurr Thuilm | 963 m | 4.6 km |
| Garbh Chioch Mhor | 1012.9 m | 5.2 km |
| Garbh Chioch Bheag | 968.3 m | 5.2 km |