Scotland

Geal-charn

MunroMarilynHuMPSimmMurdo

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.

Geal-charn, 1132 m, Highland
Geal-charn, 1132 m, Highland. Photo by MyName (TheCreator), Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Height
1132 m · 3,714 ft
Grid reference
NN 46995 74619
Coordinates
56.83783, -4.50969
County / area
Highland
OS Landranger
42
OS Explorer
OL50 393
Summit feature
large cairn
Key col
NN480732 (722 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 56.838, -4.510. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Summit weather live

Loading forecast for the summit (1132 m)…

Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).

The Geal-charn group

6 other listed summits sit in the same prominence group, with Geal-charn as the independent hill at its head.

Listed summits in the Geal-charn prominence group
SummitHeightDrop
Aonach Beag 1,116 m 99 m
Beinn Eibhinn 1,103 m 127 m
Sgor Iutharn 1,028 m 57 m
Diollaid a' Chairn 925 m 38 m
Meall Glas Choire 924 m 21 m
Mullach Coire nan Nead 922 m 39 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

PeakHeightDistance
Aonach Beag 1115.8 m 1.3 km
Sgor Iutharn 1028 m 2 km
Diollaid a' Chairn 925 m 2.1 km
Beinn Eibhinn 1103.3 m 2.4 km
Beinn a' Chlachair 1087.8 m 3.5 km
Ben Alder 1148 m 3.8 km