Garbh Chioch Mhor
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
- 1012.9 m · 3,323 ft
- Prominence
- 169.5 m
- Grid reference
- NM 90960 96091
- Coordinates
- 57.00856, -5.44432
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Knoydart to Glen Kingie
- OS Landranger
- 33 40
- OS Explorer
- 398E
- Summit feature
- outcrop
- Key col
- NM 9061 9646 (843.4 m)
About Garbh Chioch Mhor
Garbh Chioch Mhor rises to 1,013 metres in the Lochaber region, on the ground between Loch Nevis and Loch Quoich. It is a very rocky and remote hill, usually taken in combination with its higher neighbour Sgurr na Ciche, and walks generally begin at Loch Arkaig several miles east.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Garbh Chioch Mhòr (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 57.009, -5.444. 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
cairn 25m E at NM 90984 96087 is about 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
- 31-Aug-19
- Drop measured from
- NM 9061 9646 · 843.4 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.
Long-distance paths past this hill
One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Glenfinnan → Morvich) | 114 km | 1.2 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
The Garbh Chioch Mhor group
One other listed summit sits in the same prominence group, with Garbh Chioch Mhor as the independent hill at its head.
| Summit | Height | Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Garbh Chioch Bheag | 968 m | 28 m |
Grouping is by prominence alone: a summit belongs to the nearest higher Marilyn it connects to without a deeper intervening col. Over a large massif that can gather hills no one would walk in a single day, and which few would describe as parts of the same mountain — it is a measure of independence, not a suggested route.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sgurr na Ciche | 1040.2 m | 0.9 km |
| Garbh Chioch Bheag | 968.3 m | 0.9 km |
| Sgurr nan Coireachan | 953.8 m | 2.4 km |
| Beinn an Aodainn | 887 m | 2.7 km |
| Bidein a' Chabair | 867.5 m | 3.7 km |
| Sgurr Cos na Breachd-laoidh | 835 m | 4.2 km |