Scotland · Cairngorms National Park

Creag Bhalg

GrahamMarilynHuMPSimm

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
668.2 m · 2,192 ft
Prominence
160.4 m
Grid reference
NO 09176 91228
Coordinates
57.00331, -3.49690
County / area
Aberdeenshire
OS Landranger
43
OS Explorer
OL52N OL58S 387N 404S
Summit feature
cairn
Key col
NO 0638 9308 (507.8 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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Daylight
Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 57.003, -3.497. 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

Surveyor's note

larger cairn 60m NW at NO 09133 91262 might be as high.

The recorded summit point is cairn. That distinction matters on broad or flat tops, where the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
Leica RX1250
Record revised
05-Feb-23
Drop measured from
NO 0638 9308 · 507.8 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

PeakHeightDistance
Carn na Drochaide 818 m 4.4 km
Morrone 859.5 m 4.8 km
Beinn Bhreac 930.3 m 6.7 km
Beinn Bhreac West Top 927.9 m 7.1 km
Beinn a' Bhuird South Top 1178.5 m 7.4 km
Creag an Dail Mhor 972 m 8 km