Conachcraig
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
- 862.5 m · 2,830 ft
- Prominence
- 185 m
- Grid reference
- NO 27950 86513
- Coordinates
- 56.96427, -3.18655
- County / area
- Aberdeenshire
- Region
- Braemar to Montrose
- OS Landranger
- 44
- OS Explorer
- OL53N 388N
- Summit feature
- rock tor 40m W of cairn
- Key col
- NO272861 (678 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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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 56.964, -3.187. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (863 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
rock tor 40cm higher than cairn at NO 27990 86520. Rock tor 100m S is 2m lower..
The recorded summit point is rock tor 40m W of cairn. 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
- 27-Jan-24
- Drop measured from
- NO272861 · 678 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meikle Pap | 980 m | 2 km |
| Cuidhe Crom | 1083.2 m | 2.5 km |
| Little Pap | 956 m | 2.6 km |
| Lochnagar - Cac Carn Beag | 1155.7 m | 3.6 km |
| Meall Coire na Saobhaidhe | 973 m | 3.8 km |
| Creag a' Ghlas-uillt | 1066.9 m | 4.4 km |