Cook's Cairn
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
- 755.9 m · 2,480 ft
- Prominence
- 212.9 m
- Grid reference
- NJ 30228 27825
- Coordinates
- 57.33566, -3.16065
- County / area
- Moray
- Region
- Tomintoul to Banff
- OS Landranger
- 37
- OS Explorer
- OL62W 420W
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NJ 2938 2380 (543 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 57.336, -3.161. 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
- KR 2x Hand Level/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 29-Mar-23
- Drop measured from
- NJ 2938 2380 · 543 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Corryhabbie Hill | 781.3 m | 2.4 km |
| Ben Rinnes | 841 m | 8.9 km |
| Carn Mor | 804 m | 10.2 km |
| Ladylea Hill | 609.1 m | 11.7 km |
| The Buck | 721.7 m | 11.8 km |
| Carn a' Ghille Chearr | 710.2 m | 16.3 km |