Scotland

Geal-charn Mor

CorbettMarilynHuMPSimm

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
824 m · 2,703 ft
Grid reference
NH 83637 12319
Coordinates
57.18694, -3.92692
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
35
OS Explorer
417
Summit feature
trig point in windshelter
Key col
NH 8014 0976 (596.6 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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Civil twilight ends

Computed astronomically for 57.187, -3.927. 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 trig point in windshelter. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method
obvious summit
Record revised
05-Feb-23
Drop measured from
NH 8014 0976 · 596.6 m

Classification history: col surveyed with Leica RX1250.

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
Geal-charn 920.9 m 11.9 km
Carn an Fhreiceadain 878 m 12.2 km
Meall Buidhe 975 m 13.3 km
Sgoran Dubh Mor 1111 m 13.8 km
Sgor Gaoith 1116 m 14.9 km
Meall a' Bhuachaille 810 m 15.4 km