Gairich
4 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP, Simm and Murdo — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 918.8 m · 3,014 ft
- Prominence
- 552 m
- Grid reference
- NN 02593 99571
- Coordinates
- 57.04489, -5.25583
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Knoydart to Glen Kingie
- OS Landranger
- 33
- OS Explorer
- 399
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN002987 (367 m)
About Gairich
Gairich rises on the southern shore of Loch Quoich in Lochaber, with Glen Garry running away to the east and Glen Kingie to the south, about 25 kilometres north-north-west of Fort William. The hill is also recorded as Sgurr Gairoch, from the Gaelic Sgùrr Ghairich. Its 919 metres and its prominence make it both a Munro and a Marilyn.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Gairich (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 57.045, -5.256. 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
- Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 08-Jun-25
- Drop measured from
- NN002987 · 367 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sgurr an Fhuarain | 901 m | 4.2 km |
| Sgurr Mhurlagain | 880 m | 5.3 km |
| Gleouraich | 1035.1 m | 5.9 km |
| Creag Coire na Fiar Bhealaich | 1007.1 m | 5.9 km |
| Sgurr Mor | 1003 m | 6.2 km |
| Spidean Mialach | 995.9 m | 6.2 km |