Scotland · Cairngorms National Park

Creag Ruadh

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
658.8 m · 2,161 ft
Grid reference
NN 68510 88175
Coordinates
56.96611, -4.16435
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
42
OS Explorer
OL51W OL56 394W 402
Summit feature
outcrop
Key col
NN722898 (461 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

Sunrise
Sunset
Daylight
Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 56.966, -4.164. 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

cairn 40m NNE at NN 68532 88204 is 0.1m lower.

The recorded summit point is outcrop. 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
12-Dec-22
Drop measured from
NN722898 · 461 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
Meall Chuaich 950.8 m 3.1 km
Carn na Caim 940.8 m 6.1 km
Carn na Caim South Top 914.6 m 7.8 km
An Dun 827.4 m 8.6 km
Meall nan Eagan 657.9 m 8.8 km
A' Chaoirnich 875.7 m 9 km