Meall a' Bhuachaille
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
- 810 m · 2,657 ft
- Prominence
- 436 m
- Grid reference
- NH 99087 11533
- Coordinates
- 57.18354, -3.67110
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Cairngorms
- OS Landranger
- 36
- OS Explorer
- OL57N 403N
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NJ005112 (374 m)
About Meall a' Bhuachaille
Meall a' Bhuachaille sits on the northern edge of the Cairngorms, roughly 10 km east of Aviemore and looking down over Loch Morlich and Glenmore Forest from the north.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Meall a' Bhuachaille (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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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for 57.184, -3.671. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (810 m)…
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
- obvious summit
- Record revised
- 10-Nov-12
- Drop measured from
- NJ005112 · 374 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.
Get food nearby
3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).
| Place | Type | Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pine Marten Bar & Kitchen | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Pass | 2.1 km · S |
| Loch Morlich Watersports | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Pass | 2.2 km · SW |
| Glenmore Visitor Centre | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | Improvement required | 3.4 km · W |
Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.
Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bynack Beg | 970 m | 6.5 km |
| Cnap Coire na Spreidhe | 1151.5 m | 7 km |
| Bynack More | 1090 m | 7.2 km |
| Cairn Gorm | 1244.8 m | 7.6 km |
| A' Choinneach | 1017 m | 7.9 km |
| Creag an Leth-choin | 1052.6 m | 8.5 km |